clarification on the Purge format direction/status/positions

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Subject: clarification on the Purge format direction/status/positions
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FROM: Russell.Gardo@nexen.com

*** Resending note of 11/02/95 21:04                                           
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SUBJECT: clarification on the Purge format direction/status/positions          
                                                                               
Bruce,                                                                         
                                                                               
>> But, if we are going to adopt the mask stuff at all then I propose          
>> strongly that we add it's support in receivers as MANDATORY citing both     
>> the "options are bad" and the "be liberal in what you accept"               
>> principles.                                                                 
[...]                                                                          
>I think this is a bit of a leap over current requirements.                    
                                                                               
It's not clear if there are objections to the above proposal:                  
Are there any objections to putting the mask in the mandatory,                 
protocol-specific part of the Purge packet?                                    
                                                                               
-- Russell