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Re: A matter of principle Re: TAP is not proprietary

David Bridgham <dab@asylum.sf.ca.us> Thu, 10 September 1992 14:28 UTC

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Subject: Re: A matter of principle Re: TAP is not proprietary
From: David Bridgham <dab@asylum.sf.ca.us>
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RFC931 is a TCP based protocol; I assume TAP is as well.  If we're
going to talk at the principle level, as a matter of principle all new
TCP protocols should use TCPMUX.  Allocating new port numbers, or
reallocating old ones, is not an issue.

   						Dave

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