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Re:HTTP headers we don't want by pvg on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @09:41PM (#17079352)
Dropping Via from a response is roughly in the same category as ignoring the TCP Urgent flag. Most widely used standards have vestigial bits.
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Re:HTTP headers we don't want by AstralStorm on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @03:49AM (#17080688)
A lot of hardware silently edits TOS flags, causing trouble with ECN and diff-serv...

Ignoring is usually fine. Dropping is not.

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