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Date:      Thu, 4 Jul 2002 12:36:47 -0400
From:      Mike Barcroft <mike@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Hiten Pandya <hiten@uk.FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        freebsd-standards@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Something about ICMP6_TIME_EXCEEDED
Message-ID:  <20020704123647.E14983@espresso.q9media.com>
In-Reply-To: <20020704123733.GA3791@hpdi.ath.cx>; from hiten@uk.FreeBSD.org on Thu, Jul 04, 2002 at 01:37:33PM %2B0100
References:  <20020704123733.GA3791@hpdi.ath.cx>

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Hiten Pandya <hiten@uk.FreeBSD.org> writes:
> [please CC' a copy of the mail to me; thanks. I am not subscribed
> to -standards]
> 
> Hi all.
> 
> I was wondering why we have an ICMP6_TIME_EXCEEDED, but not a
> ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDED.  On an IRC channel, I proposed that we
> either:
> 
> 	o define ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDED ICMP_TIMXCEED;
> 
> 	o change the ipv6 code to make use of ICMP6_TIMXCEED
> 	  for historical reasons.
> 
> I dont know much about standards, so I have emailed here on
> how and which approach should be taken.
> 
> Thanks in advance.

This is beyond the scope of any of the standards we deal with.  Check
the relevant IPv6 RFCs for insights.

Best regards,
Mike Barcroft

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