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Remove the code that catches up the --max-rate scheduled send time to

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the present. This allows the sending rate to temporarily exceed the
maximum to keep from being slowed too much by other delays in the scan
engine. See the discussion at http://seclists.org/nmap-dev/2008/q3/0236.html.
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@ -2477,12 +2477,12 @@ seconds.</para>
<para><option>--max-rate</option>, like <option>--min-rate</option>, is
a global option affecting an entire scan. It affects only port and host
discovery scans. Unlike <option>--min-rate</option>, which is a
<quote>best-effort</quote> option, <option>--max-rate</option> is a hard
upper bound on the scanning rate.</para>
discovery scans.</para>
<para>Nmap may go slower than the maximum rate if conditions require it.
To keep the sending rate within a specified range, use
<para>The sending rate may temporarily exceed the maximum to make up for
unpredictable delays, but on average the rate will stay at or below the
maximum. Nmap may go slower than the maximum rate if conditions require
it. To keep the sending rate within a specified range, use
<option>--min-rate</option> and <option>--max-rate</option>
together.</para>