Subject: Re: icmp patches
To: Christos Zoulas <christos@zoulas.com>
From: Fernando Gont <fernando@gont.com.ar>
List: tech-net
Date: 07/09/2005 23:43:51
At 12:32 a.m. 09/07/2005, Christos Zoulas wrote:

>I ported the icmp patches from OpenBSD that fix the problems described in:
>
>         http://www.gont.com.ar/drafts/icmp-attacks-against-tcp.html
>
>Please let me know what you think.

I see he fixes are within ifdefs. What will be the default? i.e., the fixes 
will be "on" by default, or not?

I strongly recommend that the fix is on by default, unless you expect the 
users to read a 20-page internet-draft just to make an informed decision 
themselves.

Kindest regards,

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Fernando Gont
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