Re: 1.3.64-1.3.70 loopback bugs
Bryn Paul Arnold Jones (bpaj@gytha.demon.co.uk)
Tue, 5 Mar 1996 01:40:34 +0000 (GMT)
On Mon, 4 Mar 1996, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> : > Alan
> : >
> : Well maybe you can summerise the outcome of the last 'descussion' so we
> : don't have to 'descuss' it all over again, please. And the rest of you,
> : just read it, and shutup.
> There is clearly demonstrated problem with a flood ping and its
> "not a bug". I am afraid we are developing the same attitude as
> Gates & Co.
>
Well I assume he's F***** off with the subject (still). Anyway, I can
see that having the loopback device not allow you to flood it with
packets could be a good thing, as long as more reasonable spaced packets
arn't effected in any way, but I suspect that it just can't handle the
load, and drops packets.
> How do I get my IRCD running again? Going back to 1.2.13 for good?
>
Ok, you don't want to go back to 1.2.13, but don't someone say to use
pipes (or was that unix domain sockets) ?
Bryn
PS Gates, bar humbug
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