[e2e] Is this a bug with Windows TCP Stack ?

Joe Touch touch at ISI.EDU
Tue Dec 7 08:04:33 PST 2004



sanjay kaniyar wrote:
> Winsock API has subtle semantics, I am not totally sure but something like
> this could result in the observed trace:
> 
> - IIS does send
> - does Shutdown(SD_SEND) -> data and FIN go out.
> - setsockopt(Linger = OFF)
> - closesocket		-> RST goes out.

Why RST here? RST should be associated with an abort call. Closes that 
don't involve errors should not cause RSTs.

The issue, IMO, is 'what is the _error_ here_'? Lingering state is not 
an error.

Joe
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