RE: CRIME bellovin's new rfc and The Evil Bit

From: McCall, Bill (WMccall@private)
Date: Tue Apr 01 2003 - 09:23:22 PST

  • Next message: MAGEE Rob: "RE: CRIME bellovin's new rfc and The Evil Bit"

    it is april fool's day folks.
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: MAGEE Rob [mailto:Rob.Magee@ODE-EX1.ODE.STATE.OR.US]
    Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 9:20 AM
    To: crime@private
    Cc: WILES Jesse
    Subject: RE: CRIME bellovin's new rfc and The Evil Bit
    
    
    I take this as a joke. Why would I expect or trust an attacker to set the
    "Evil bit" so that I could brainlessly block/drop his/her attack? Sheesh!
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: John McHugh [mailto:jmchugh@private]
    Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 8:31 AM
    To: crime@private
    Subject: Re: CRIME bellovin's new rfc and The Evil Bit
    
    
    
    http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3514.txt?number=3514
    
    This is a very dangerous rfc.  Although it disavows setting a
    standard, it would devastate our community if it became one.
    
    John McHugh
     
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