Read this by @majek04. Then think about the attack this is needed to prevent. TCP as specified is not adversarial. https://blog.cloudflare.com/this-is-strictly-a-violation-of-the-tcp-specification/ …
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Replying to @FiloSottile @majek04
I still don't get why CLOSE_WAIT exists at all, i.e. why kernel can't handle this transition.
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Replying to @RichFelker @majek04
hmmm, maybe the application might want to control when the FIN is sent (by use of the close call)?
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Replying to @FiloSottile @majek04
I suppose so but I don't understand the motivation.
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