BCP38 dismissal
james
james at jdfogg.com
Thu Sep 4 17:14:39 UTC 2008
> On Sep 4, 2008, at 7:24 AM, James Jun wrote:
> > Indeed... In today's internet, protecting your own box
> > (cp-policer/ control
> > plane filtering) is far more important IMO than
> > implementing BCP38 when much
> > of attack traffic comes from legitimate IP sources
> > anyway (see botnets).
>
>
> I'm sorry, but nonsense statements such as these burn the
> blood. Sure, yes, protecting yourself is so much more
> important than protecting anyone else.
>
> Anyone else want to stand up and join the "I am an
> asshole" club?
OK, I'm an asshole.
I'm sure BCP38 can prove to be useful, but I'll never drop
my shields.
I guess being an asshole is not so bad given that I have
plenty of company.
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