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Re: Turning routers into hosts (Re: Death by extension header

Nick Hilliard <nick@foobar.org> Wed, 15 July 2020 14:27 UTC

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Subject: Re: Turning routers into hosts (Re: Death by extension header
To: Toerless Eckert <tte@cs.fau.de>
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Toerless Eckert wrote on 14/07/2020 05:40:
> If smoking out routers with slow path is still a thing,
> i guess there must be some redeeming gratification in it.

If you know of any kit impervious to corner cases, please speak up!

Nick

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