Quote by: Jon Postel

TCP works very hard to get the data delivered in order without errors and does retransmissions and recoveries and all that kind of stuff which is exactly what you want in a file transfer because so you don't want any errors in your file.


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Author Bio


  • NameJon Postel
  • DescriptionInternet pioneer
  • AliasesJonathan B. Postel; Jonathan Postel; Jonathan Bruce Postel
  • BornAugust 6, 1943
  • DiedOctober 16, 1998
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionComputer Scientist
  • AwardsEFF Pioneer Award