A particularly crucial aspect in the internet layer is the robustness principle: "Be liberal in what you accept, and conservative in what you send" (*RFC 1122 para1.2.2*) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robustness_principle -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -