(This is from /usr/src/linux/net/inet/tcp.c) This is correct. At their furthest apart, Mars and Earth are 22 light minutes apart. Their closest is almost exac

(This is from /usr/src/linux/net/inet/tcp.c) This is correct. At their furthest apart, Mars and Earth are 22 light minutes apart. Their closest is almost exactly 3 light minutes. For comparison, the Earth and Moon are just over 1 light second apart. On a more serious note, could tcp.c just be patched on the client to drop packets after ~10sec?