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lisper on Sept 15, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Falsehoods programmers believe about TCP

> But not 100%.

Why not?

> At some point, a counter move on the delivery has to be stored... -somewhere-.

What is a "counter move on the delivery"?

sethammons on Sept 15, 2024 [–]

Read the two general's problem. It is a mathematical impossibility. The counter is the delivery counter. Delivery, delivery + 1

lisper on Sept 15, 2024 | [–]

What makes you think the 2GP is relevant here? The 2GP has to do with coordination and consensus, not exactly-once delivery.

sethammons on Sept 16, 2024 | | [–]

You are correct

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