Re: [v6ops] [OPSEC] 3 Volunteers wanted - Draft: draft-gont-opsec-ipv6-implications-on-ipv4-nets

Fernando Gont <fgont@si6networks.com> Mon, 13 August 2012 22:24 UTC

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Subject: Re: [v6ops] [OPSEC] 3 Volunteers wanted - Draft: draft-gont-opsec-ipv6-implications-on-ipv4-nets
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On 08/13/2012 07:16 PM, Smith, Donald wrote:
[....]
>>> Should be this:
>>> As discussed in Section 3, all IPv6-in-IPv4 traffic, including 6to4,
>>>   could be easily blocked by filtering IPv4 that has the Protocol
>>>  field set to 41.  This is the most effective way of filtering such
>>>
>> How about:
>>
>>    As discussed in Section 3, all IPv6-in-IPv4 traffic, including 6to4,
>>  could be easily blocked by filtering IPv4 packets that have their
>>  Protocol field set to 41.  This is the most effective way of
>>    filtering such traffic.
> 
>> ? :-)
> 
> Actually you use this in the 6to4 discussion.
> 6in4 tunnels can be blocked by blocking IPv4 packets with a Protocol
>    field of 41.
> 
> That seems better as "their" is seen as possive in english and tends to "humanize" things not human :)

Oh, sorry... I missed that one -- must admit that I should now go back
to study a bit of English grammar, since I use this kind of
"construction" a lot...

Will fix this. :-)

Thanks!

Best regards,
-- 
Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
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