From an older post by someone (@spaceprison) who seems familiar with the rationale: > 9001 bytes was the absolute max they could give to customers and still be

From an older post by someone (@spaceprison) who seems familiar with the rationale: > 9001 bytes was the absolute max they could give to customers and still be able to do packet shenanigans. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30838866 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30838866 See post for more detailed context.