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Re: TCP and UDP Port 0 - Should an ISP or ITP Block it?


From: Nick Hilliard <nick () foobar org>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:00:21 +0100

K. Scott Helms wrote on 26/08/2020 13:55:
To be clear, UDP port 0 is not and probably shouldn't be blocked
because some network gear and reporting tools may mistake a fragmented
UDP PDU for port 0.  That's an implementation error, but one that may
be common enough to create issues for users.
do you have data on this?

Nick


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