> Even over a slow Internet link, the MSL can't be much longer than 10
> seconds or so. By then a segment has either been TTL'd out, or is
> lost. I don't buy "MSL == 1 minute" at all.
A modem retrain on a flow controlled link can delay a packet for 30 seconds,
two of those and your minute is up. This isnt 'worst case typically' its
'worst case absolute if Im wrote I may corrupt data'.
Alan
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