Re: Evolution in action (Re: Thinking differently)

[Pekka Savola <[e-mail]>]

On Wed, 2 Apr 2003, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote:
> --On tirsdag, april 01, 2003 12:31:06 -0800 Randy Bush <[e-mail]> 
> wrote:
> >> During this discussion I've seen references to the "69/8 debacle".
> >> Can anybody explain what the debacle is/was? Is this a magic phrase
> >> for real insiders? Is is something that happened only on a local
> >> net? If not, why don't you explain to the rest of the world? What
> >> IS the argument hinted to with mentioning the "69/8 debacle".
> >
> > idiot isps who configured route filters but did not bother to maintain
> > them.  darwin at work.  the subject is uninteresting, as the study
> > of stupidity is an exceedingly target-rich environment.
> 
> for those of us who are endlessly fascinated by watching evolution in 
> action - what was the previous usage of 69/8 that led to those filters 
> being installed?

No such use.

Some folks just consider blocking *all* unallocated address ranges a good
idea to try reduce DoS attacks which forge addresses and the like.

An incredibly bad idea if you don't maintain them properly, really..

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Pekka Savola                 "You each name yourselves king, yet the
Netcore Oy                    kingdom bleeds."
Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings