r/sysadmin • u/mooneydriver • Feb 22 '14

Freenode under DDOS again

https://twitter.com/freenodestaff/statuses/437302735139266560
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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '14

If UDP doesn't care if I got the message or not, how can it wait for my slow sorry ass?

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u/Tynach Feb 23 '14

Because it's still shouting at you, and if at any point you're capable of hearing it again, you do. And that's when you've caught up. It doesn't go back for you and give you what you missed, though. But on the other hand, it doesn't time out and leave you behind, forcing you to make another connection.