On Thu, Apr 09, 2009 at 08:47:08PM -0400, der Mouse wrote: > > How about a quick straw poll, since we've probably got a good number > > of implemeters here. If your implementation sees a non-zero value in > > the RFU field, will it: > > Ignore it. (I've been considering warning and disconnecting as other > possible reactions, but haven't seen any compelling reason to prefer > one over another. Perhaps it's time for another configuration > parameter - a little difficult to test, though.) Given that key exchange is not retriable I think the best thing to do is to ignore this field and always place a zero there until we define its meaning. That will allow us to use it to negotiate new features when both the client and server advertise them (non-zero values).
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