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   From: grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se   
      
   On Wed, 6 May 2009 07:38:00 -0700 (PDT), David Schwartz    
   wrote:   
   > On May 5, 9:16 pm, Barry Margolin  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Do you know this for a fact, or are you just guessing?   
   >   
   > I know for a fact that his code is broken and it's giving him problems   
   > other people don't have. The only way to prove causality is for him to   
   > fix his code and demonstrate that he still has the problem. He has to   
   > fix it anyway.   
   >   
   >> Why does it   
   >> return this error code in that case, surely there must be a more   
   >> appropriate code, since this has nothing to do with permissions.   
   >   
   > It has everything to do with permissions. Only 'root' is permitted to   
   > use network resources in anti-social ways. Ordinary users are subject   
   > to rational limits.   
      
   You need to provide references for this I think ...   
      
   But I think you are right; Linux doesn't just do what you would expect   
   (drop the datagram and claim it was sent anyway).  At least not always   
   -- there may be a difference between bound and unbound UDP sockets, and   
   if PMTU is enabled or not.  Unfortunately I have never seen it   
   documented; it's just hearsay and experiments on my part.   
      
   /Jorgen   
      
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