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Re: Proposal to remove HIPPI support

To: Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>
Subject: Re: Proposal to remove HIPPI support
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej%me.com@localhost>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:54:30 -0800

> On Jan 13, 2020, at 5:33 PM, Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost> wrote:
> 
> Hehe!  I remember having to support IP-over-HIPPI when I worked at
> Ascend (before they got bought out by Lucent).  What a nightmare it
> was!

Yes, poor Kevin had to deal with the fact that many implementations skipped the LLC/SNAP header when doing IP.  What a mess.

-- thorpej

References:
- Proposal to remove HIPPI support
  - From: Jason Thorpe
- Re: Proposal to remove HIPPI support
  - From: Paul Goyette

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