Where does it stop?
I have often wondered as has Gary when is it necessary to stop sending ACK messages in email.
In computer networking via TCP, a message sent (MSG) is replied to by an ACK or NAK. If neither is sent, the MSG is sent again.
Gary gets a lot of help from various news groups. When someone replies to him, he sends them a "Thank you" message. The other day, someone responded with a “Your welcome” message. Gary wanted to know if he needed to send a “Thank you for the ‘your welcome’ message.”
Generally when I get a message I will respond even if it is with a short “OK” ACK. Most of the times, I would like to get at least a NAK message as opposed to no message at all. I’ve often wondered if anyone is silly enough to exchange lots of ACK messages.
Posted by Michael at December 6, 2003 05:07 AM