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self_awareness on Nov 15, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Matrix Client Tutorial

> In federation some messages may be missing and arrive out-of-order.

Doesn't "some messages are missing" trait defeat the point of a reliable communication protocol?

ptman on Nov 15, 2024 [–]

Missing at any given moment. There's eventual consistency. But sometimes connectivity isn't 100%

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