>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Brown <atatat@atatdot.net> writes:
    Andrew> subnet mask (ie, the interface address 206.223.36.7/25 is
    Andrew> illegal since the subnet mask is a single zero bit) unless
    Andrew> you explicitly say "ip subnet-zero"?

  Because Cisco's predate the time when things were classless and
using host/network "0" was confusing for people and systems. It is
still set that way by default because it is historical.

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