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pocksuppetyesterday at 8:02 PM1 replyview on HN

If you add new bits to v4 you invent an incompatible protocol, and you should add a lot of bits so you'll never have to invent another incompatible protocol again. You can also fix the minor annoyances in v4.


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bombcaryesterday at 8:17 PM

Flexible! The first byte tells you how many bytes of addressing you have. Perfect and future proof!

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