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> The current Nagle algorithm is very important in protecting the health of the internet; the proposed modification [hopefully] provides the same level of prote
by ignoramous 6y ago
> The current Nagle algorithm is very important in protecting the health of the internet; the proposed modification [hopefully] provides the same level of protection.
Why would golang then turn off Nagling by default? https://golang.org/pkg/net/#TCPConn.SetNoDelay https://golang.org/pkg/net/#TCPConn.SetNoDelay
- nielsole 6y agoI guess routers were not able to handle that many packets back in the 90ies when the email was written. So it is no longer a concern
- diroussel 6y agoA high level library that buffers before sending doesn’t need the delay, as the send send reply pattern would go to the buffer and then be sent as packets.