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exponential backoffexponential backoffPosted Feb 1, 2007 12:54 UTC (Thu) by robbe (guest, #16131)In reply to: LCA: Andrew Tanenbaum on creating reliable systems by tjc Parent article: LCA: Andrew Tanenbaum on creating reliable systems
Exponential backoff is a standard technique used, for example by mail
Example with f = 300, i.e. 5 minutes (a viable value for SMTP):
* First try ... fails
It would work the same for OS-component restart, of course with values
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