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Re: java.net: Classpath vs. libgcj Comparison
- To: Andrew Haley <aph at pasanda dot cygnus dot co dot uk>
- Subject: Re: java.net: Classpath vs. libgcj Comparison
- From: "Daniel L. Rall" <dlr at finemaltcoding dot com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 01:50:35 -0700
- CC: mdw at cs dot berkeley dot edu, bryce at albatross dot co dot nz, arenn at urbanophile dot com, classpath at gnu dot org, gs at sevenmountains dot no, java-discuss at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
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> > My guess was that this was added to java.net.InetAddress to mask any
> > incompatibilities between operating systems in this regard.
>
> That's possibly true, but that doesn't excuse an incorrect
> implementation; a cache that doesn't obey the expiration times is
> wrong.
Agreed. Router caches can be a huge pain in the ass...this would create
a similar problem.
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Daniel Rall (dlr@finemaltcoding.com)