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At 08:30 AM 10/25/2002, Randy Bush wrote: As with the spam problem, the underlying issue is a social issue as well as a technological one. However we proceed on a technological basis, there will continue to be arms races in the DoS world. Lawsuits are inefficient way to advance the Internet technology, but may help on the social side of things. We needn't be binary in our choice of paths to persue.>> Yes, blocking spoofed packets helps. But it is not an end-game. it's not even middle-game > It provides the identity of the party to sue for negligence, > should the damage elsewhere be severe. and lawsuits have always been such a major contributor to internet advances in the past. makes me think of suing the cemetaries and coffin manufacturers in "night of the living dead." does not scale. I agree it is something we should be pursued, but disagree the problem is entirely of a technological nature.you might remember or look up smb's presentation on 'pushback' at some nanog or another (those anonymous hotel rooms kinda blur, especially before first coffee). that's not perfect, but it scales. and it's an engineering approach to a technology problem, always a good sign.
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