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Subject: clarification
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Date: Sun, 7-Dec-86 11:42:47 EST
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> I suspect that what you are seeing is that fact that Sun TCP (to be
> fair, most 4.2 based TCP's) doesn't perform well with bad connections.
> A number of sites have replaced Sun's TCP modules with their 4.3
> equivalents.  This makes a dramatic difference in dealing with
> difficult cases.

    Re-reading my note I realize it isn't clear.  I'm seeing the behaviour
under both 4.2 and 4.3 (though I haven't tested the 4.3 implementation
as extensively).  I did the port to 4.3 for precisely the reasons you
mention and now find myself stymied.

Craig