Comment by inigyou
6 hours ago
It was the fact that adhering to the standard was in the best interest of each participant. When it isn't, they don't.
6 hours ago
It was the fact that adhering to the standard was in the best interest of each participant. When it isn't, they don't.
It's impossible to know how often participants chose to stick to the standards anyway despite it not being in their best interest. Do you have any specific examples?
Linux routers responding ICMP from 192.0.0.8 when not having an IP address (currently being standardized). Clouds using class E address space (240.0.0.0-255.255.255.254). Routers that drop IP packets with options. The entire concept of NAT until the existing behavior was eventually standardized. Unnumbered interfaces.