Kamikaze Packet N. The `official' Jargon For What Is More Commonly Called A Christmas Tree Packet.

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kamikaze packet n.

The `official' jargon for what is
more commonly called a Christmas tree packet. RFC-1
"TCP and IP Bake Off" says:


10 points for correctly being able to process a "Kamikaze"
packet (AKA nastygram, christmas tree packet, lamp test
segment, et al.). That is, correctly handle a segment with the
maximum combination of features at once (e.g., a SYN URG PUSH
FIN segment with options and data).


See also Chernobyl packet.

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