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Some of the most reliable programs are those without exponential backoff and which retry infinitely in network failure situations. `ping` is one example.
by sillysaurus3 9y ago
Some of the most reliable programs are those without exponential backoff and which retry infinitely in network failure situations. `ping` is one example.
- swsieber 9y agoAnd yet I'd be completely fine with a ping that was capped to running for no more than a week. YMMV though. And more to the point, you don't want a program that goes on forever in a setup like ethereum. I guess your rebuttal was called for since the initial point was a little hyperbolic.