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Re: PC Bozo's World bites again (CNN, too)

From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry () piermont com>
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 12:36:37 -0400


"Matt Sommer" writes:

Does RFC-879 still have any validity?

"      HOSTS MUST NOT SEND DATAGRAMS LARGER THAN 576 OCTETS UNLESS THEY
      HAVE SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE THAT THE DESTINATION HOST IS PREPARED TO
      ACCEPT LARGER DATAGRAMS.


No, that rule is no longer valid qua valid, in so far as negotiation
and Path MTU discovery make it obsolete.

Perry

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Re: PC Bozo's World bites again (CNN, too) Matt Sommer (Jun 02)
- Re: PC Bozo's World bites again (CNN, too) Perry E. Metzger (Jun 02)
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