> In message <37580f03.88efb...@sitara.net>, "John R. LoVerso" writes:
> 
> >But, consider going back to the discusssions leading up to the Host 
> >Requirements
> >RFC (1122).  The particular problem was that the original timeout value for
> >keepalives was tiny (a few minutes).  1122 dictated the corrections for 
> >this. 
> >Here are the important points from section 4.2.3.6:
> 
> But RFC 1122 pretty much entirely predates the "modern internet user".  While
> I fully supported the policy back then, I no longer do.
> 
> I still think the right thing is:
> 
>       default to keepalives.
>       set the timeout to a week.

Then lets go off a write RFCxxxx and get RFC1123 off the books, it's way
over due for an overhaul anyway.



-- 
Rod Grimes - KD7CAX - (RWG25)                    rgri...@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net


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