Dominik Kubla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 05:02:19PM +0200, Guillaume Morin wrote: > > > > RFC793 says > > > > Reserved: 6 bits > > > > Reserved for future use. Must be zero. > > > > > > The last statement is the cause of all confusions. s/Must/Should/ would > > have been better. > > Wrong. It is misinterpreted. "Must be zero" is for GENERATING conformant > packages. Clearing bits is most certainly a violation of the internet > standards.
This knife cuts both sides. Why should someone bother to forward non-conformant packages? -- Florian Weimer [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Stuttgart http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/ RUS-CERT +49-711-685-5973/fax +49-711-685-5898
