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I just realized I have no idea if Dropbox uses UDP behind the scenes. And I love it. From a larger "tragedy of the commons" point of view, using UDP to force m
by nikanj 9y ago
I just realized I have no idea if Dropbox uses UDP behind the scenes. And I love it.
From a larger "tragedy of the commons" point of view, using UDP to force maximum packets down the shared pipes is not fair towards everyone doing TCP. Congestion detection/prevention tries to make traffic more fair to everyone.