Re: TCP alwayskeepalive option.
Jim Gettys (jg@pa.dec.com)
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 03:17:38 -0800 (PST)
> From: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
> Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 03:08:38 -0800
> To: jg@pa.dec.com
> Cc: dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie, linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
> Subject: Re: TCP alwayskeepalive option.
> -----
> Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 02:55:51 -0800 (PST)
> From: jg@pa.dec.com (Jim Gettys)
>
> Fix netscape:
>
> The vast majority of us are going to violently agree with
> you on this one.
>
> However netscape is a black box, a binary from a vendor, and
> in fact getting Netscape to produce even a binary that supports
> a non-x86 Linux system is a pain let alone fix bugs like that
> which is under question here.
>
> That said, I still think there is no reason to turn keepalive on all
> the time. Even with buggy applications which you can't get the
> vendor to fix.
Yup.
But the last couple mozilla milestones convince me it is coming together;
we can even build M11 on Alpha Linux without significant trouble:
So maybe I should say: fix Mozilla.
- Jim
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Jim Gettys
Technology and Corporate Development
Compaq Computer Corporation
jg@pa.dec.com
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