From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-29 17:04:52
Jeff Garland wrote:
> But you've already fallen into the trap. Just because the computers
> are next to each other doesn't mean you are going to get an immediate
> answer. For example, one of the computers you are communicating with
> might be really busy doing something (swapping perhaps if it's
> overloaded).
The same can (and does) happen with local calls if the computer is really
busy or starts paging.