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Essential, but not the first line

Essential, but not the first line

Posted Sep 22, 2011 8:23 UTC (Thu) by kevinm (guest, #69913)
In reply to: Essential, but not the first line by cmccabe
Parent article: LPC: An update on bufferbloat

I have heard of exactly one use for TCP URG data - a terminal emulator sending a BREAK to a remote system immediately after the user types it, allowing it to jump other keystrokes that may be still on their way.


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