Hello,
>>>>> On Mon, 03 Jul 2000 09:28:44 -0500,
>>>>> "Matt Crawford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Sorry for the delay; messages which require actual thinking sometimes
> age in the inbox.
Thanks for the answer, and I apologize for this delayed response.
> The problem you report is that the ICMP code field of a Node
> Information message is defined to indicate what is in the Data field:
> an IPv4 or IPv4 address or a DNS name. But one type of message, the
> NOOP, has an empty Data field.
> I propose that the fix to the document is to say that the Code field
> on a NOOP query must be 1 (meaning Data contains a name), and on a
> NOOP reponse must be 0 (defined to mean success with a Data field
> that may or may not be empty), and in both cases must be ignored on
> reception.
Hmm..."Data contains a name" might be a bit confusing for an empty
data field, but at least the text is clear enough. I personally think
it is okay. itojun, who is the original querier of this issue, might
have a different opinion, though. (He might also want answers to the
rest of his questions...)
Thanks,
JINMEI, Tatuya
Communication Platform Lab.
Corporate R&D Center, Toshiba Corp.
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