On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 11:29:30AM +0200, Roland Mas wrote: > Tarragon Allen, 2003-09-20 01:20:19 +0200 : > > The only disctinction between the two that I make is that a REJECT > > is polite, and a DROP is rude. Also, a REJECT says to the other end > > "yes, there is a host there" whereas a DROP say "I got nothing, > > looks like there's nothing there". > > I agree with that.
It is not completely correct: since normally you do not get "no answer" but "target not reachable" depending on the ISP. Dropping does not mean "there is no host". It means "there is a rude host who wants not talk to you". Greetings Bernd -- (OO) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ( .. ) [EMAIL PROTECTED],linux.de,debian.org} http://home.pages.de/~eckes/ o--o *plush* 2048/93600EFD [EMAIL PROTECTED] +497257930613 BE5-RIPE (O____O) When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl!
