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Subject: Re: UNIX IPC Datagram Reliability under 4.2BSD
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Date: Thu, 2-Feb-84 22:38:19 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  2 22:38:19 1984
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From:  Peter Vanderbilt 


    It is pointless to require reliable datagrams; the whole point of
    datagrams is that they need not be reliable. If you want a reliable
    channel, use a stream; you can simulate datagrams on a stream.

It would be convenient to be able to reliably send one message without going
through the trouble (and overhead) of setting up a stream.