Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>
> Oh, a number of years back at the IETF, there was a workgroup headed by
> Richard Stevens ("TCP/IP Illustrated"). He had a fantastic list of all
> of the sins in so many implementations, and wanted them published as an
> RFC.
>
> Cooler heads in the IESG prevailed (fear of lawsuits), and each vendor
> was dragged over the coals on the mailing list and the workgroup meetings.
>
> Richard had an untimely death, and is missed. His legacy is good
> implementations of TCP/IP and others that watch for back-sliding.
>
> Oh, and that is why my comment on Win98 ;)
Someone published an RFC dealing with a bakeoff. The idea was to cook
someone else's implemtation while keeping your own safe. It's worth
digging out for a read & chuckle.
Even W98 should be okay, but I'd not bet on Internet Exploder.
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Cheers
John
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