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<<On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 17:57:14 +0200, Waldemar Kornewald <Waldemar.Kornewald@web.de> said:

> Yes, something in that direction, plus: protocols:
> IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, ICMP, IPX, etc.
> Just about everything as modules.

It is not generally regarded as a good idea to make artificial
boundaries between (e.g.) IP and TCP.

-GAWollman