ignoring for a second the question of information leakage which is
apparently intentional in this case; an icmp message is unlikley to hash
onto the same path that the offending/failed flow would have been on in
many networks. While I can think perhaps more illustrative examples of
uses for a free form txt field (DMARC for example). the notion that
freeform txt messages with no source authetication should end up in a
ticketing system in an actionable fashion seems extrodinarily unlikely.


On 6/29/15 3:35 PM, Michael Welzl wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> We just posted the draft below. Not knowing which other group would fit, 
> we're sending it here. We're really transport people and at least I am newbie 
> to this group...  very curious to hear your thoughts:
> - completely idiotic?
> - exactly what the world has been waiting for?
> 
> ... I guess it can only be one of the two above  :-)     If the chairs think 
> that this makes sense to discuss in Prague, we'll be there, and I'd be happy 
> to do a supershort presentation, but let us first hear what you think. It's a 
> short and easy read, we promise that!  :-)
> 
> Thanks!
> Michael & Janjie
> 
> 
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> Resent-From: <[email protected]>
>> From: <[email protected]>
>> To: Jianjie You <[email protected]>, Michael Welzl <[email protected]>, 
>> Jianjie You <[email protected]>, Michael Welzl <[email protected]>
>> Subject: New Version Notification for 
>> draft-welzl-icmp-text-middleboxes-00.txt
>> Date: 30. juni 2015 kl. 00.24.23 CEST
>>
>>
>> A new version of I-D, draft-welzl-icmp-text-middleboxes-00.txt
>> has been successfully submitted by Michael Welzl and posted to the
>> IETF repository.
>>
>> Name:                draft-welzl-icmp-text-middleboxes
>> Revision:    00
>> Title:               Text messaging to middlebox administrators using ICMP
>> Document date:       2015-06-30
>> Group:               Individual Submission
>> Pages:               6
>> URL:            
>> https://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-welzl-icmp-text-middleboxes-00.txt
>> Status:         
>> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-welzl-icmp-text-middleboxes/
>> Htmlized:       
>> https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-welzl-icmp-text-middleboxes-00
>>
>>
>> Abstract:
>>   This document describes the use of an ICMP message to send text
>>   messages to on-path middleboxes from the endpoints.  The text message
>>   is sent towards a destination but meant to be read by administrators
>>   of middleboxes along the path to the destination.  The goal is to
>>   improve the user's experience with simple middlebox cooperation.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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