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To: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
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Subject: Re: 950726-SNAP lp0/nfs install bug ? 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 12 Aug 95 03:29:18 PDT."
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Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 10:16:19 PDT
From: Bill Fenner <fenner@parc.xerox.com>
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In message <199508121029.MAA28674@grumble.grondar.za> you write:
>... In this case the above calculation will give a
>totally wrong netmask.

But in the general case, it is still useful.  It's only a default, it's not 
like anyone is suggesting to force you to use the results of that formula.  I 
vote for it.

  Bill