>> You could also send the packet, but defer processing of the response. > > I consider exactly this case. > >> Sure there is some overhead in sending the packet, > > The question is how big it is and could we neglect it or not. >
I'd say it would be fast as moving bytes to the network stack buffer. It will make problem still possible, but much more acceptable. Adriano Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel