On Thu, May 06, 2010 at 03:20:06PM -0700, Mark Crispin wrote: > On Thu, 6 May 2010, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote: > >ever heard about connection-tracking packet filters and routers? > >ill-tempered transparent proxies? > > Tell us all about the connection-tracking packet filters and routers > that existed in 1986. > who cares what existed back then? we are talking about *today*. but you are still arguing as if the internet looked the same as 25 years ago.
> >dial-up disconnects? > > Dial-up disconnects did exist in 1986. Back in 1986, as long as the > remedial action (restoring the dial-up session) was taken in a reasonable > amount of time, all current TCP/IP sessions resumed as if the disconnect > never happened. > apparently you missed the invention of dynamic ip assignment. > No, it's not impossible. It just requires everybody to cooperate and do > things the right way. > if you don't realize how that is living in a dream world, then i really can't help you. specifically, many (if not most) of the problems we are facing are caused directly or indirectly by those who purposefully play against the rules. i'd expect an NRA-campaigner to understand the concept of defense and the price one has to pay for it. _______________________________________________ Imap-uw mailing list [email protected] http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/imap-uw
