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From: Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com>
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Subject: Re: VJ compression and MAX_HDR
In-Reply-To: <199707070204.TAA19627@implode.root.com> from David Greenman at "Jul 6, 97 07:04:18 pm"
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> >(Max IP header = 64 bytes) + (max TCP header = 64 bytes) = 128 bytes > MLEN,
> >no?
> 
>    Perhaps, but I don't think any of the current TCP options are large enough
> for this to be a problem (I think the largest is still under 40 bytes).

This makes it no less of a bug, just a bug that's not likely to hurt you :-)

Should I file a PR, so that it will be explicitly documented?

-Archie

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