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> Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:36:18 +0000 > From: Paul Vixie <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: BCP38 making it work, solving problems > [ ... ] > > As it was "in the old days": first clean up your own act and then > > start pointing at others that they're doing "it" wrong. > > It's a mentality I see very rarely amongst the larger ISP's who've > > been part of that 'I' in their name since the very early beginning. > i found out from verisign that big companies call something > "innovation" if it hasn't been generally done before and if it > immediately increases revenue. > failing the "immediately increases revenue" part, no big company > will do anything that hasn't been generally done before. <aol> And continuing on that road would lead to innovation, how ? </aol> > [ ... ] > i'm pretty depressed at the lack of self regulation among the techiefolk. Techiefolk are 'commodity' nowadays. The ones that do care are vastly outnumbered. (which doesn't mean they should stop caring!) > responses to BCP38 of the form "but my customer has a good reason to spoof" > or "but my equipment can't do wire speed SAV" or "but BCP38 will not solve > all DDoS problems single-handedly" are small minded, provincial, and wrong. > ... it's just "but if man was meant to fly he'd have wings" all over again. Thinking outside of the box or about "The Greater Good" is something of a quaint idea nowadays :( Think I'll go dust off my wings... ;D Regards, JP Velders
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