code: public synchronized boolean tryDelegateResponseHandling(Response<ByteArray, Object> response) {
          if(responseHandlingCutoff) {
              return false;
          } else {
              responseQueue.offer(response);
              this.notifyAll();
              return true;
          }
      }
docs: try to delegate the master to handle the response
  
  @param response
  @return true if the master accepted the response; false if the master
  didn't accept