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From: Michael Robinson <robinson@netrinsics.com>
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Subject: Re: MLEN < write length < MINCLSIZE "bug"
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Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com> writes:
>It is inherently broken to write multiple packets for one write() when the
>size of the write is far less than the MTU (well, the "effective MTU")
>unless you have extreme extenuating circumstances.

Don't tell me.  Tell Van Jacobson.  It was his idea.

	-Michael Robinson


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