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Re: small vent
From: "David R. Conrad" <davidc () apnic net>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 08:27:17 +0800
Hi,
"David R. Conrad" writes:b) someone has dummied up a prefix in a mail header or something (typical) c) there is a bug in the database software (happens)What about d). Perhaps someone temporarily announced routes for unallocated space, setup a mail/spam server in that IP space, sent out their mail, and stopped exporting the route.
Actually, that was "a", what I call prefix theft. I figure it is becoming more and more common, and I know of at least one case where it was an actual policy of a large network. <CYNICAL> However, this isn't a problem anymore given we have not one, but two proposals on how to authenticate routing announcments. All the rest is just a small matter of programming. </CYNICAL> As an aside, it always amazes me that the Internet even works (particularly for an infrastructure that the unwashed masses seems to think will replace the existing telephone network), but I guess the same could be said of any chaotic (in the non-linear sense) system... Regards, -drc
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- Re: small vent, (continued)
- Re: small vent Hank Nussbacher (Jun 28)
- Re: small vent David R. Conrad (Jun 27)
- Re: small vent Mark Milhollan (Jun 27)
- Re: small vent David R. Conrad (Jun 28)
- Re: small vent Mark Milhollan (Jun 28)
- Re: small vent Mark Milhollan (Jun 28)
- Re: small vent Jon Lewis (Jun 28)
- Re: small vent Stephen Stuart (Jun 28)
- Re: small vent Craig Labovitz (Jun 30)
- Re: small vent Mark Milhollan (Jun 28)
- Re: small vent David R. Conrad (Jun 28)
- Re: small vent Mark Milhollan (Jun 28)
- Re: small vent Jon Lewis (Jun 28)
- Re: small vent David R. Conrad (Jun 30)
- Re: small vent Alex Bligh (Jun 30)
- Re: small vent Daniel Karrenberg (Jun 29)
- Re: small vent David Lesher (Jun 27)
- Re: small vent Michael Dillon (Jun 27)
- Re: small vent Alex Bligh (Jun 27)