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[sfc] Philosophical question about MD types 1 and 2

Adrian Farrel <adrian@olddog.co.uk> Wed, 17 February 2021 22:40 UTC

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Subject: [sfc] Philosophical question about MD types 1 and 2
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Hi,

Sorry if this re-opens old wounds...

If I define something to go in a fixed length MD type 1 context header,
should I also define how it is carried in an MD type 2 header?

Thanks,
Adrian

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