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Re: Checksum at IP layer - is it even needed ?

2015-12-14 17:04:23
On 14/12/2015 21:55, Christopher Morrow wrote:
I suppose: "Why are we trying to solve this in tcp/udp? why not solve this at the application layer with TLS?" .
Yes, I was wondering about this.

If the content is not understood by anyone except the intended endpoint the occasional misdelivery is surely of no consequence.

Stewart