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Re: [tcpm] poll for adopting draft-gont-tcp-security

Lloyd Wood <L.Wood@surrey.ac.uk> Fri, 03 July 2009 23:11 UTC

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Subject: Re: [tcpm] poll for adopting draft-gont-tcp-security
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On 30 Jun 2009, at 19:32, Joe Touch wrote:
>
> I've repeatedly said why I don't want to proceed on this path. It puts
> the WG in the position of repeating ourselves on issues we've already
> decided. Specific example - ICMP in-window checking. We acknowledge
> systems do this,

where is it acknowledged?

thanks,

L.

> but do NOT recommend it as a security check. I've said
> why in at least 3 different IETF meetings, as have others. Yet this  
> doc
> recommends it. That exceeds advice of the WG.
>
> If you want this doc to be the basis of work in this WG, why don't
> **YOU** start by revising it to at least apply the existing WG  
> positions
> on previously discussed advice?


but Joe, you've obviously got more free time...

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