From: Michael Widenius Date: March 31 1999 10:16am Subject: Re: Linux Threads and socket options List-Archive: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql/1226 Message-Id: <14081.62958.297422.419233@monty.pp.sci.fi> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >>>>> "Ed" == Ed Carp writes: >> I think that removing the above test should be safe; The MySQL protocol Ed> will >> automaticly detect missing packets so it should notice if something >> goes fatally wrong! As all SQL commands are sent as clear text, it's >> very unlikely that you will corrupt any data! >> >> You can also try running the client with --compression; The >> uncompress code should detect any corruption in the real data! Ed> Will the client or server retry if either one detects corruption, or will Ed> the connection just abort? The connection will just abort. Normally the TCP layer handles the retries, doesn't it?. Regards, Monty