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Bug #6244
closedtcp: RST with data used in reassembly
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Data shouldn't be used in reassembly:
RFC 1122:
4.2.2.12 RST Segment: RFC-793 Section 3.4 A TCP SHOULD allow a received RST segment to include data. DISCUSSION It has been suggested that a RST segment could contain ASCII text that encoded and explained the cause of the RST. No standard has yet been established for such data.
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