Message-ID: <69e2b2e6@news.ausics.net> From: not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) Subject: Re: Small Practical Usenet-Related Question - Keep Thunderbird From Dropping Out Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc References: <57Gcncn7YoJ1tn30nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@giganews.com> <10rpaf9$1bieb$1@dont-email.me> <69e15cc6@news.ausics.net> <10rt6ei$2dktt$1@dont-email.me> <10rt7h4$2e2au$1@dont-email.me> User-Agent: tin/2.6.5-20251224 ("Glenury") (Linux/2.4.31 (i586)) NNTP-Posting-Host: news.ausics.net Date: 18 Apr 2026 08:23:34 +1000 Organization: Ausics - https://newsgroups.ausics.net Lines: 22 X-Complaints: abuse@ausics.net Path: csiph.com!news.bbs.nz!news.ausics.net!not-for-mail Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:85757 The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 17/04/2026 12:44, Rich wrote: >> Computer Nerd Kev wrote: >>> It's surprising how many programs handle internet connection >>> drop-outs really badly though, >> >> Yes. Pretty much /anything/ written by a developer who has been >> developing only within the last 15-20 years or so pretty much assumes >> an always on internet connection that is never down. For those dev's, >> that's the reality of the world as they have always seen it, and the >> very idea of a connection that goes out sometimes randomly (much less >> on purpose [i.e., dialup]) is completely unknown to them. >> > Unfortunately the TCP/IP protocol is written with intermittency > specifically in mind OK, try and keep a remote SSH connection working all day at my house. Mosh manages to do that, it uses UDP instead of TCP. -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _#