On Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 09:15:38AM +1200, Juha Saarinen wrote:
> :: I don't think any RFC actually calls for this, but 1122 is probably
> :: the relevant reference. From 3.2.1.3:
> :: (g) { 127, <any> }
> ::
> :: Internal host loopback address. Addresses of this form
> :: MUST NOT appear outside a host.
>
> RFC 990 seems to cover it though:
>
> The class A network number 127 is assigned the "loopback"
> function, that is, a datagram sent by a higher level protocol
> to a network 127 address should loop back inside the host. No
> datagram "sent" to a network 127 address should ever appear on
> any network anywhere.
>
FYI, RFC 990 is obsolete, the current version is RFC 1700:
0990 Assigned numbers. J.K. Reynolds, J. Postel. Nov-01-1986. (Format:
TXT=174784 bytes) (Obsoletes RFC0960) (Obsoleted by RFC1010) (Updated
by RFC0997) (Status: US:) (Status: HISTORIC)
1010 Assigned numbers. J.K. Reynolds, J. Postel. May-01-1987. (Format:
TXT=78179 bytes) (Obsoletes RFC0990) (Obsoleted by RFC1060) (Status:
US:) (Status: HISTORIC)
1060 Assigned numbers. J.K. Reynolds, J. Postel. Mar-01-1990. (Format:
TXT=177923 bytes) (Obsoletes RFC1010) (Obsoleted by RFC1340) (Status:
US:) (Status: HISTORIC)
1340 Assigned Numbers. J. Reynolds, J. Postel. July 1992. (Format:
TXT=232974 bytes) (Obsoletes RFC1060) (Obsoleted by RFC1700) (Status:
US:) (Status: HISTORIC)
1700 Assigned Numbers. J. Reynolds, J. Postel. October 1994. (Format:
TXT=458860 bytes) (Obsoletes RFC1340) (Also STD0002) (Status: US:)
(Status: STANDARD)
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