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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:56:52 -0500
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: Re: Re: [9fans] linux il/ip
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from what i can tell, SCTP combines the limitations of il with the complexity of tcp.
i think porting il to linux would be more useful.

- erik

On Mon Sep 25 18:18:00 CDT 2006, cnielsen@pobox.com wrote:
> On 9/1/06, David Leimbach <leimy2k@gmail.com> wrote:
> > SCTP could be interesting to add to Plan 9.  Would it require DARPA
> > funding or an NSF grant? :-)
> 
> haven't had internet access in a while, so i am just getting around to
> responding to this.
> 
> i started an SCTP implementation a while back; it looked like an
> interesting protocol. i didn't get too far before i gave up. the
> complexity of the protocol gave me the willies.
> 
> i am considering going back to what i started, but currently, i think
> my limited coding time will be better spent elsewhere. we'll see.