Normally in the two generals problem you assume that if you send a message repeatedly for an indefinite amount of time it will eventually be delivered. This ass

Normally in the two generals problem you assume that if you send a message repeatedly for an indefinite amount of time it will eventually be delivered. This assumption makes the problem the author described possible, but the actual two generals problem is still impossible. See my explanation here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17536337 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17536337