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From: jbvb@FTP.COM (James B. Van Bokkelen)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: RE: Redirects, and multiple subnets on a cable
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Date: 23 Jan 91 15:51:26 GMT
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To work efficiently in "multiple IP nets or subnets on one cable"
situations, you can't be discriminating about ICMP redirects.  This
opens up the possibility of bogus redirects taking a host off the
net.  Currently the world seems willing to accept the risk to get the
convenience.

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