Timeouts and defaults can be considered as part of the algorithm. The problem is that you may be unable to determine a reasonable timeout beforehand. The timeou

Timeouts and defaults can be considered as part of the algorithm. The problem is that you may be unable to determine a reasonable timeout beforehand. The timeout as a practical solution is also described under 'engineering approaches': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Generals'_Problem#Engineering_approaches https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Generals'_Problem#Engineer...