TCP, the workhorse of the internet

kept by eddie nov 21, 25

TCP ensures reliable data delivery over unreliable IP by managing packet loss, congestion, and ordering, forming the backbone of HTTP, email, and SSH.

What's up with all those equals signs anyway?
The stray equals signs in Epstein email dumps come from a botched Quoted-Printable decode after converting Windows CRLF line endings to Unix LF.
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The occasional `ECONNRESET`
Closing a TCP socket with `shutdown(RD_WR)` or `close()` can cause `ECONNRESET` errors for the peer because data still in flight may be discarded before the receiver finishes reading.
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DNS is for people - not for IT infrastructure
The author argues that for internal IT infrastructure, DNS adds complexity and risk, and suggests replacing it with tools like Ansible and /etc/hosts for greater reliability and security.
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Redirection
The article discusses HTTP redirection mechanisms, explaining how clients are automatically sent from one URL to another via status codes like 301 and 302.
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