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Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 03:16:40 +0900 (JST)
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/net rcmd.c 
From: Hajimu UMEMOTO <ume@mahoroba.org>
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>>>>> On Thu, 10 Aug 2000 11:42:40 -0600
>>>>> Warner Losh <imp@village.org> said:

imp> In message <200008101710.KAA18119@freefall.freebsd.org> Hajimu UMEMOTO writes:
imp> :   It seems having delay before another try is useless.  However, I'm
imp> :   not sure that delay means.  So, I leave it as-is.

imp> The delay was, I was told years ago, inserted to give hosts that were
imp> booting a chance to finish rather than failing a few times quickly.
imp> Also, I think there was some thought that machines were slow and it
imp> was best not to hammer them too quickly (something about back to back
imp> packets on a VAX DEQNA sticks in my head, but that doesn't make any
imp> sense to me now).

Thank you for your explanation.  I think you mean retrying to same
host.
In general, host doesn't have mutliple A RR or AAAA RR point to same
address.  I believe we don't need delay in this case.  I have no idea
what the author of rsh intended is.
However, such configuration is still possible.

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