kamikaze packet

:kamikaze packet: n. The `official' jargon for what is more commonly called a Christmas tree packet . RFC 1025, "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

Jargon File Version 4.3.1, 29 JUN 2001 =

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