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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: I never thought of this scenario
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 07:05:04 -0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:53:16 +0200, Marc Haber wrote:

> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>
>>If DHCP were routable, you wouldn’t need “relay agents”.
> 
> DHCP is obviously a more complex protocol than you think it is.

Regardless of passive-aggressive innuendo hints to try to distract from 
the discussion at hand, the mere fact that a separate component called 
“relay agents” needs to be mentioned when I talk about “routability” 
proves my point.