[zeromq-dev] Is recoverable swapping a possibility in the future?

[Pieter Hintjens]

On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 4:45 PM, Martin Sustrik <sustrik at 250bpm.com> wrote:

>> So, using the socket identity for the filename should be fine as long as
>> users aren't doing something wrong already.... right?
>
> Nope, because identities can clash between sockets, application
> instances and applications.

I'm confused, Martin. The UUID's used for transient sockets are by
definition unique, that's what UUID means. The identities used for
durable sockets are by definition the application's problem and it's
up to the app to make them unique.

So why can't a durable socket identity be used?

-Pieter