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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: RFC: per-socket statistics on received/dropped packets
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 03:03:47 +0100 (BST)
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> i know of many many folk who use transaction logs from HTTP caches for 
> volume-based billing.
> right now, those bills are anywhere between 10% to 25% incorrect.
> 
> you call that "extremely limited"?

It wouldnt help you anyway. Prove which frames were not due to the
overloading and congestion/errors on your network which therefore the customer should 
not have a duty to pay. Account for bitstuffing on HDLC links...