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Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 15:14:42 -0300
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Subject: Re: [9fans] IL depreciated
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On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Connor Lane Smith <cls@lubutu.com> wrote:
> Hey,
>
> The explanation for IL's deprecation is originally from the Plan 9
> fourth release notes [1]:
>
>> We are phasing out the IL protocol since it doesn=E2=80=99t handle long-=
distance
>> connections well (and long-distance networks don=E2=80=99t handle it wel=
l, either).
>
> Does anyone know what it is about IL's design that means it doesn't
> handle long-distance connections well?
>
> [1]: http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/doc/release4.html
>
> Thanks,
> cls
>