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From: dls@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (David L Stevens)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re:  Does anyone use IP options?
Message-ID: <3784@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 29 Aug 89 21:55:51 GMT
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Reply-To: dls@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (David L Stevens)
Organization: PUCC UNIX Group
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	The current version of the NSC EN641 router code we have drops (not
ignores, DROPS) packets with IP Record Route.
	Just to point out that even if your hosts do options, you might have
troubles if your gateways (or someone else's) don't. Source route, record
route, security compartment, etc. aren't very useful unless everyone you
want to talk to and everyone in between honor them.
	We need a network death squad... "Youse gateway get outta line an'
we gonna hit ya. Guido, show him what ICMP can do..."
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