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From: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
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Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 01:58:54 -0700 (PDT)
To: Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi>
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Subject: Re: missing icmp errors for udp packets
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Pekka Savola writes:
 > As this happening is rather rare, would there be resistance for adding
 > this as an intermediate fix, to be replaced later with a bigger overhaul
 > if that is to be decided?
 > 
 > For 99.9% of cases, this works rather well and the 0.1% is the same as
 > before (== acceptable).  Returning ICMP unreachables after being pinged is
 > IMO rather important.

Please people, just make some decision and send me the final
patch :-)

Later,
David S. Miller
davem@redhat.com