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Re: Is 1111 1110 10 equal to 0xfe80 or 0x3fa?

Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live555.com> Mon, 10 June 2019 19:35 UTC

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Subject: Re: Is 1111 1110 10 equal to 0xfe80 or 0x3fa?
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> On Jun 10, 2019, at 10:53 AM, Erik Kline <ek@loon.com> wrote:
> 
> Why is this thread even a thing?!

Agreed.  The fact that this thread has lasted so long (or even, that it existed at all) is an illustration of just how far the quality of the IETF has fallen...

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