Re: Microsoft takes 7 years to 'solve' a problem?!

[Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists () tx rr com>]

--On November 26, 2008 1:59:27 AM -0600 Elazar Broad <elazar () hushmail com> 
wrote:

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> Um, NTLM isn't the only 20 or so year old protocol to take the rap
> recently, I can think of a low numbered rfc, lets say 1034 and
> 1035. Hindsight is 20/20, and 20 years ago, who would have thought
> that a 16 bit number was way too small for DNS transaction id, the
> same "who would have though" goes for NTLM and the rest. Lets face
> it, protocol design bugs suck, and to completely replace a widely
> used protocol ranks pretty high in the PiTA hall of fame...

In that particular case Dan Bernstein not only *did* think about it but 
actually did something about it.  It's just that no one else was listening.

Paul Schmehl, If it isn't already
obvious, my opinions are my own
and not those of my employer.
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