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|    Richard Menedetter to Tony Langdon    |
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|    17 Nov 20 19:13:00    |
      REPLY: 1571.fido-ipv6@3:633/410 2418ca6a       MSGID: 2:310/31 5fb41305       CHRS: LATIN-1 2       TZUTC: 0100       TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08       Hi Tony!              17 Nov 2020 18:47, from Tony Langdon -> Tommi Koivula:               TL> But from what I recall, IPv6 is even more dependent on properly        TL> working ICMP than IPv4, so even if ping is blocked, other ICMP needs        TL> to be allowed.              Indeed!       Especially IPv6 packet too big messages.       IPv4 would fragment on the way.       That is not possible in IPv6 where fragmentation is only allowed on the ends       of a connection.       It relies on the ICMP packet too big arriving at the sender, so he can resend.              CU, Ricsi              ... "Like putty in your hands" takes on a new and depressing meaning.       --- GoldED+/LNX        * Origin: A big enough hammer fixes anything! (2:310/31)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 90/1 105/81 120/340 123/131 124/5016 154/10 203/0 221/0       SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/702 229/424 426 550 664 1016 240/5832 249/206       SEEN-BY: 249/317 400 280/464 5003 5006 5555 292/854 8125 310/31 317/3       SEEN-BY: 322/757 342/200 423/120 633/0 267 280 281 410 412 509 640/1384       SEEN-BY: 712/848 770/1 2452/250 5020/545       PATH: 310/31 280/464 712/848 633/280 229/426           |
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