Xref: utzoo news.admin:15594 news.software.b:8482 Newsgroups: news.admin,news.software.b Path: utzoo!henry From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) Subject: Re: Articles rejected by C news at ukma Message-ID: <1991Jun28.165937.6399@zoo.toronto.edu> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1991 16:59:37 GMT References: <1991Jun26.155257.5692@zoo.toronto.edu> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology In article mathew@mantis.co.uk (Giving C News a *HUG*) writes: >> ... To properly implement the robustness principle, >> when you relay traffic you *must* make sure it meets the specs, either >> by repairing deviations or by rejecting nonconforming articles. > >Right. But "rejecting nonconforming articles" is not being "liberal in what >you accept". > >So C News does not obey the robustness principle of RFC1122 as written. Perfection is not possible. We are as liberal as we can be about accepting, given the constraint on sending, the need for speed, and the grave dangers of repair attempts. Rejecting sufficiently-nonconforming input does not contravene 1122; 1122 *demands* that in some cases. -- Lightweight protocols? TCP/IP *is* | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology lightweight already; just look at OSI. | henry@zoo.toronto.edu utzoo!henry