Re: A Method of Session Key Generation

Sandy Harris (sandy.harris@sympatico.ca)
Mon, 01 Feb 1999 12:44:51 -0500

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Eric Rescorla wrote:

> > Given the ISO 7 layer model, I don't think that
> > lost packages or synchronization are user's concern even in normal
> > circumstances.
> Huh?
>
> 1. The ISO 7 layer model isn't relevant to real-world networking.
> Noone uses OSI.

Mr. Shen, I suggest you read Mike Padlidpsky's "Elements of Networking
Style", a mid-80's book that debunked the seven-ness wonderfully.
Likely the funniest technical book ever written.

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 individuals, businesses and governments in Europe and elsewhere" 
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