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		lisper on Sept 21, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yes, you can have exactly-once delivery > Delivery is what happens when the signals cross from the wire into the network interface card. If you look at this sibling comment [1] you will find someone who disagrees with your definition. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41601562 On your definition, yes, exactly-once delivery is not possible. But I think your definition is neither reasonable nor authoritative.

srkiNZ on Sept 22, 2024 [–]

FWIW, I consider that definition to be both reasonable and (in the context of "distributed systems") authoritative.

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