[Csci551-talk] Assumption: When to start timeout

[John Heidemann]

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 14:24:09 PDT, John Heidemann wrote: 
>On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 19:33:24 PDT, Michael Stephens wrote: 
>>I assume that the timeout counter should start when the client
>>"queues" a message to be sent, not when the message is actually sent
>>after delays.  In our system we are simulating delays in the network
>>connection; in a real system the client would probably not be aware of
>>such delays.
>>
>>1. Is it valid to assume that the timeout counter should start when
>>the client "queues" a message, not when the message is actually sent?
>>2. Should we log the time that the client "queues" a message to be
>>sent as well as the time the message is actually sent after delays, or
>>only the time the message is actually sent?
>
>In general, when the project doesn't specify something, you should do
>what you think makes most sense and note the potential ambiguity in
>your README.
>
>Your reasonsing sounds reasonable, though.
>
>   -John Heidemann

Note that Affan clarified this issue in a follow-on e-mail message.

But, to repeat:  In general, when the project doesn't specify
something, you should do what you think makes most sense and note the
potential ambiguity in your README.

   -John Heidemann