UNIX IPC Datagram Reliability under - (nf)

berry at zehntel.UUCP berry at zehntel.UUCP
Tue Jan 17 19:24:40 AEST 1984


#R:allegra:-220500:zinfandel:12400044:000:283
zinfandel!berry    Jan 16 12:47:00 1984

4.2 UNIX domain datagram service is 'unreliable' in the sense that
datagrams are not GUARANTEED to get to their recipient.  Overall, they are
in fact quite reliable until your Ethernet gets really loaded.

Berry Kercheval		Zehntel Inc.	(ihnp4!zehntel!zinfandel!berry)
(415)932-6900



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