Re: sysctl should disable ECN by default
Dominik Kubla <kubla@sciobyte.de> writes:
> On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 05:02:19PM +0200, Guillaume Morin wrote:
> >
> > RFC793 says
> >
> > Reserved: 6 bits
> >
> > Reserved for future use. Must be zero.
> >
> >
> > 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.
This knife cuts both sides. Why should someone bother to forward
non-conformant packages?
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