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SubjectRe: Client receives TCP packets but does not ACK
Hi!

> Specifically
> 1. If the receiver closes and there is unread data many TCP's forget
> to RST the sender to indicate that data was lost.

Do at least FreeBSD, Solaris and NT sent RST correctly?

> 2. There is a flaw in the TCP protocol itself that is extremely unlikely
> to bite people but can in theory cause wrong data in some unusual
> circumstances that Ian Heavans found and has yet to be fixed by
> the keepers of the protocol.

This is interesting; where are details?
Pavel
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