Re: [LARTC] REJECTing: How and When to use What type of reply.
On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 03:44 am, Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 11:29:30AM +0200, Roland Mas wrote:
> > Tarragon Allen, 2003-09-20 01:20:19 +0200 :
> > > The only disctinction between the two that I make is that a REJECT
> > > is polite, and a DROP is rude. Also, a REJECT says to the other end
> > > "yes, there is a host there" whereas a DROP say "I got nothing,
> > > looks like there's nothing there".
> >
> > I agree with that.
>
> It is not completely correct: since normally you do not get "no answer" but
> "target not reachable" depending on the ISP. Dropping does not mean "there
> is no host". It means "there is a rude host who wants not talk to you".
No. It could mean *either*. That's the point. The response you get is a
timeout, which isn't quite the same thing as a response from the host.
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