negative reply clarification/question

gardo@vnet.ibm.com Wed, 04 October 1995 15:06 UTC

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> For negative replies,
> the Holding Time field is relevant; however, the preference,
> Address Type, and NBMA length fields MUST be zero, and the NBMA
> Address SHALL NOT be present.

The mandatory part length will always be a multiple of 4 octets.
Therefore, when the "NBMA Address" is NOT present (eg, negative reply
packet), padding must be added to the mandatory part.
Correct?
Maybe such a comment should be added to the draft...

-- Russell