Re: PC Bozo's World bites again (CNN, too)

"Matt Sommer" writes:

Does RFC-879 still have any validity?

" HOSTS MUST NOT SEND DATAGRAMS LARGER THAN 576 OCTETS UNLESS THEY HAVE SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE THAT THE DESTINATION HOST IS PREPARED TO ACCEPT LARGER DATAGRAMS.

No, that rule is no longer valid qua valid, in so far as negotiation and Path MTU discovery make it obsolete. Perry