Re: [quicwg/base-drafts] ICMP and ICMPv6 (Type: DestinationUnreachable) (#377)

Martin Thomson <notifications@github.com> Thu, 09 March 2017 05:49 UTC

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We really need to be careful not to conflate "path dead" signals like this (their authenticity aside), with "connection dead" signals like Public Reset.

We could use the same advice we have for PMTUD: treat these packets with a degree of suspicion.

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