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From: Ronald G Minnich <rminnich@lanl.gov>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Essay: Is network transparency something bad?
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 13:05:48 -0600
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On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Scott Schwartz wrote:

> I just wish that they were interruptable.  Having something block forever
> just because a file server isn't answering can be painful.

well, consider a true case that occurs on ham radio links (or did a few
years ago). FTP sessions in some cases would block for a *day* and then
start again.

The question is, should you interrupt or not? It always struck me as a
pretty hard question.

ron