[H-GEN] mtu = 576 on ppp0

[Robert Brockway]

On Sun, 22 Feb 2004, Gavin Unsworth wrote:

> FWIW it's not just email but any packets - I was misinformed that ECN
> problems were characterised by an inability to deliver email. Which is

That's true but almost everyone (that I've seen) first notices a serious
problem with emails failing to arrive at some sites.  That's why I said it
was characterised by problems with email rather than saying it _is_ a
problem with email.  I think they see it this way because people just
write off failures to connect to websites - "site is down" or whatever
until they go on for a long time.

I should have expanded on this though.

> It's the sort of problem that doesn't immediately manifest itself so can be
> particularly nasty/embarrassing.

Sure can.  An additional problem is that even today many network admins
will have no idea what you are talking about if you advise them of ECN
issues :(

Rob

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