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From: Bill Fenner <fenner@parc.xerox.com>
To: marcs@znep.com, wes@softweyr.com
Subject: Re: MLEN < write length < MINCLSIZE "bug"
Cc: fenner@parc.xerox.com, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG, robinson@netrinsics.com
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>it's not a bug, it's just a design decision.

A poor design decision, which are sometimes called "bugs" by people who
aren't trying to be precise.  (buggy design vs. buggy implementation)

A workaround, like the one I posted last night, would be even better than
a socket option.

  Bill

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