[HECnet] DECnet/Python

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2021-10-28 02:54, Paul Koning wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Oct 27, 2021, at 8:44 PM, Peter Lothberg <roll at stupi.com> wrote:
>>
>> ...
>> The 4.x DECnet over DDCMP DUP/KMC for 2020 has reduced "segment size'
>> from 576 to 390 or something like that due to limited buffer space.
> 
> 256 actually.  Why, I don't know, but since that is communicated to the other end in the connect initiate or connect confirm message, it doesn't cause any problems only than some possible drop in performance.

Except when you have a buggy implementation (I'm looking at you, VMS!), 
where things can get very messed up.

   Johnny

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