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Authored by karels on Oct 28 2021, 4:42 PM.
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Mark functions inet_netof(), inet_lnaof(), and inet_makeaddr() as
deprecated, as they assume Class A/B/C. inet_makeaddr() mostly works
when networks are a multiple of 8 bits, but warn for anything other
than historical classes. Reduce other mentions of network classes.

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