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Martin Thomson <mt@lowentropy.net> Fri, 12 February 2021 20:32 UTC

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Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2021 07:31:50 +1100
From: Martin Thomson <mt@lowentropy.net>
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Subject: Re: [rfc-i] I need your "good" RFCs
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On Sat, Feb 13, 2021, at 04:38, Wes Hardaker wrote:
> I assume that must mean it's readable and understandable then too.

Not a safe assumption. A simple protocol, which this is, often does not get implemented on the basis of its specification.

(Not saying that RFC 826 is bad. I am not familiar with it enough to say.)
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