Re: links on the blink (fwd)

[rrv () uiuc edu (Ross Veach)]

At 2:48 PM 11/4/95, Michael Dillon wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Nov 1995, Hans-Werner Braun wrote:
> > Just let me ask you, as a customer who fairly
> > frequently experiences 10% packet loss between major Internet locations
> > across major service providers (no mom and pop shops in the middle or
> > at the end points), how would you suggest I deal with that?
>
> Uh... Ignore it?
> 10% packet loss is quite within the normal range of parameters for a
> packet switching network such as the Internet.

Sorry Michael, wrong answer.  1% packet loss is intolerable.  10% packet
loss is all but useless for serious work.