[REBOL] Re: TIME_WAIT connection state
From: g:santilli:tiscalinet:it at: 17-Jul-2003 9:56
Hi rebOldes,
On Wednesday, July 16, 2003, 11:19:02 AM, you wrote:
r> I can see that these TIME_WAIT connections disappear after some
r> time, but I'm just wondering that other apps are not leaving such a
r> connections.
AFAIK all applications do. The TCP/IP stack puts sockets in
TIME_WAIT after they are closed to catch any out-of-order packets
that are still floating around, IIRC.
Regards,
Gabriele.
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