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		dllthomas on March 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You cannot have exactly-once delivery (2015) If "the network might be down arbitrarily long" is a possibility, you cannot have at least once delivery, either.

preseinger on March 1, 2023 [–]

technically you can, as at least once delivery is satisfied by not delivering :)

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