Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 18:58:29 -0800 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: James Risner <risner@heathers.stdio.com> Cc: thorpej@nas.nasa.gov, freebsd-bugs@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: depends Message-ID: <199611140258.SAA09585@root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 13 Nov 1996 21:14:36 EST." <199611140214.VAA09884@heathers.stdio.com>
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> > > Actually, FreeBSD finger is a TTCP app and is probably showing that, at least > > the version of Linux running on those machines, does not have an RFC > > compliant > > TCP stack. You can disable the use of TTCP with the -T finger option. > >Eww. Rather backwards, isn't it? Shouldn't the FreeBSD finger be >compatible by default? Seems like the T/TCP code should be _enabled_ >using -T... > > >Depends on your definition of compatiable. >compatible (spell fix) > >If it does not work to Linux or any other OS, then they are the OS at fault. >The implementation is not compliant or compatiable with the RFC. It doesn't work with Linux. It works with other operating systems. Linux is at fault, not FreeBSD. Linux is clearly violating the TCP spec by barfing on extensions it doesn't understand. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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