Re: hotmail can't deal with ECN

Michael B. Trausch (fd0man@crosswinds.net)
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 01:51:35 -0500 (EST)


On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Steven N. Hirsch wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, David S. Miller wrote:
>
> Adelphia Communications just blew off my problem complaint (they have a
> router between me and the POP server that DENY's ECN), telling me that
> they "..won't upgrade the router on the basis of one complaint on a Linux
> (read: non-supported by them) system...".
>

Don't they understand that Linux is actually a system that is growing to
be very popular?

And I would think they would want to support new things with TCP, with a
router and all. If something is reserved, I would read that to be
reserved, not denied. Interesting thing - Why would they go out of their
way to deny a few packets if they eventually make use of a few bits?

Eventually, Microsoft will start conforming, I would think, and when that
happens just *watch* everybody follow.

- Mike

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