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From: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] "strict" ipv4 reassembly
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 11:56:55 -0700
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> I already know it happens, and that IBM has gotten NFS corruption due
> to this problem.  

Frankengrams can be fun :)

> Using NFS over UDP is stupid.
> 
> I find it ironic to claim that folks are "stuck with UDP over NFS" but
> were able to upgrade their networking technology to gigabit.

It would seem new NIC drivers ship more easily than new NFS/OS bits in some places.

rick  jones