Re: sysctl should disable ECN by default
On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 05:02:19PM +0200, Guillaume Morin wrote:
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> RFC793 says
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> Reserved: 6 bits
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> Reserved for future use. Must be zero.
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> 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.
Dominik Kubla
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