Re: Linux 2.2.5/2.2.6-pre2 does not ack some retransmitted packetst

[Alan Cox]

> > RSTing all non SYN frames to a listening socket for example is broken
> 
> Yes, I know it violates the TCP spec, but since those packets were really
> destined for a CLOSED socket (which doesn't exist), I RST them. The

So you get an RST to a listening socket and you RST it, and the other
end has the same bug.

Bad bad bad idea

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