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<DIV><SPAN class=041324514-24102013><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Ok, I
must be missing something fundamental here. Why do we (as software authors) care
what system generated a packet? Shouldn't we just be concerned with the
content?.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=041324514-24102013><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>I can
see that if a particular package is generating something that is outside the
spec and is causing problems, it may be necessary to identify the source so the
author can be contacted, but in general what do I (or my users) gain by knowing
whether a packet was generated by my software or
anyone else's?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=041324514-24102013><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>73,
John G8BPQ</FONT> </SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>