On Fri, Sep 07, 2001 at 12:47:05PM +0200, T.Pospisek's MailLists wrote: > On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Alex Pennace wrote: > > > On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 02:37:06PM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote: > > > Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au> writes: > > > > > > > Why should the default configuration be changed to account for the > > > > diminishing number of broken routers on the net? > > > > > > From a technical behavior, throwing away packets with unknown protocol > > > flags is perfectly acceptable in any case and even reasonable in some > > > environments. > > > > No, such bastardization of TCP/IP, while already rampant, has no place > > on the Internet. > > While at the same time not properly functioning IMAP clients, browsers > that are unable to correctly interpret HTML, SMB Machines that spew > broadcasts, RIP being propagated who knows where, routes flapping etc. > etc. has a place? No - you are right we have to sweep the place with a > steel broom. And whoever behaves not in exact accordance with an RFC > will immediately be exterminated by the Debian Intifada. Nazis. Hitler. Microsoft rules! (Die thread die!) -- Nathan Norman - Staff Engineer | A good plan today is better Micromuse Ltd. | than a perfect plan tomorrow. mailto:nnorman@micromuse.com | -- Patton
Attachment:
pgpAQeFO_Vl9J.pgp
Description: PGP signature