[zeromq-dev] PUB doesn't discard msg when no SUB

[Pieter Hintjens]

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Martin Sustrik <sustrik at 250bpm.com> wrote:

> Maybe it would really be worth creating a queue in advance even on the bind
> side. That way we'll have it fully symmetric.

I think the philosophy that bind/connect direction is orthogonal to
message flow is a powerful one.

However, will the queue grow infinitely if there's no HWM? So a
publisher that binds and starts publishing will just crash? That's not
going to work IMO.

-Pieter