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		throwway120385 22 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It's Always TCP_NODELAY CSMA further limits the throughput of the network in cases where you're sending lots of small transmissions by making sure that you're always contending for the carrier.

fulafel 22 days ago [–]

So I guess the answer is that CSMA networks get congested more easily and Nagle saves some traffic. (Applies to modern world as well in wifi)

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