>>>>> On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:13:53 +0900, Masataka Ohta <mohta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: >> Protocols and implementations should generally respond using the >> address to which the request packet was sent. That being said, there >> are sometimes protocol reasons not to do this and sometimes >> implementations don't necessarily handle things properly internally. >> But, I doubt most protocols ever specify the "legality" of what >> address is used to respond to a request. Masataka> RFC1035 says it a bug. So, it should be illegal. It does say it's a bug but doesn't exactly say "illegal". And 1035 only applies to DNS. There is no general statement about UDP (unfortunately). -- "In the bathtub of history the truth is harder to hold than the soap, and much more difficult to find." -- Terry Pratchett _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf