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Re: Core draft last call update.



>> Maybe I'm missing something,  but I can't see the need to disconnect in 
this
>> case,  as opposed to simply discarding these messages.  
>
>I don't think think it's that simple.  Have you actually prototyped
>this?  
>
>Many of these message types are ones for which the client expects a
>response -- simply discarding such requests on the server will confuse
>and/or hang clients which were expecting responses.

In addition to that what is the point of the client sending the packets
if they are likely to be discarded anyway ?  This makes the client
more complex.

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Darren J Moffat




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