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hinkley on Sept 20, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Yes, you can have exactly-once delivery

But you sometimes delivered the bytes twice, before getting the receipt, surely?

theamk on Sept 20, 2024 [–]

I am sure there were some duplicate packets on the wire - it's a normal part of most network protocols. The important thing is that as far as user was concerned, it was exactly-once.

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