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Sure, but there isn't a big company with clout saying "Hey, you should deviate from RFC791". I agree that standards can and should be replaced/amended to over
by scrollaway 9y ago
Sure, but there isn't a big company with clout saying "Hey, you should deviate from RFC791".
I agree that standards can and should be replaced/amended to over time, but I kinda see what GP's point is getting at.
- pvg 8y agoDropping Via from a response is roughly in the same category as ignoring the TCP Urgent flag. Most widely used standards have vestigial bits.
- AstralStorm 8y agoA lot of hardware silently edits TOS flags, causing trouble with ECN and diff-serv... Ignoring is usually fine. Dropping is not.