(sipp) UDP checksum

William Allen Simpson <bill.simpson@um.cc.umich.edu> Wed, 03 August 1994 16:17 UTC

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> From: jdemarco@ftp.com (Jim DeMarco)
> Although it is not stated _explicitly_, the implication here is that
> a packet with a UDP Checksum field of zero SHOULD/MUST be *DISCARDED*
> (excepting the case when the remote address is that of an IPv4-only
> system).
>
> If this is indeed the case, could this be stated _explicitly_,
> please?

I agree.

Bill.Simpson@um.cc.umich.edu
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