[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Extended connect dialog (PR#977)

["Raimar Falke" <i-freeciv-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=977 >

On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 04:28:33AM -0800, imbaczek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> <URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=977 >
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> On 04-01-19 you wrote:
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> >> - Why do the packets you introduce require explicit (non-delta)
> >> handling?  Raimar?
> 
> > Technically there is no need to non-delta on any packet. It was added
> > for the first packets (connect req and the reply) to allow interaction
> > with old system. This is now obsolete since we renumbered the packets
> > anyway.
> 
> > So there is now a reason why the non-delta should stay in place (to
> > allow interaction with other delta systems) there is no need to add
> > more non-delta packets.
> 
> One good reason is traffic shaping,

Please explain in more detail. What code shapes what traffic at what
level?

        Raimar

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