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Re: Packet length: header vs. context

2007-01-07 21:53:05

Jon Callas <jon(_at_)callas(_dot_)org> writes:
On Jan 6, 2007, at 6:09 AM, Ian G wrote:
The GNU world characterised this as "be precise in what you send,
be liberal in what you read."  That is, be accomodating when
finding input.  In this context the answer to the above question is
"accept the key."

Postel said that, actually, long before there was any GNU except those one
might find in a zoo.

And before Jon Postel said that, the MIT hackers said "Look for anything that
says 'Don't to X', then try as many variations of X as possible.  "Postel's
Law" is great for interoperability, terrible for security.

Peter.