> > I think the IAB has a legitimate point.
> >
perhaps. but last I checked, it was the Internet Architecture Board
not the Internet Operations Board. So form an architectural purity
perspective, sure, don't filter (and by extention, pull out firewalls
and NATS.... :)
> > There is a real danger that long-term continued blocking will lead
> > to "everything on one port"
fair amount of handwaving there.
prudent/paranoid folk over the years have persuaded me that
it makes the best sense to only run those applications/services
that I need to and shut off everything else - until/unless there
is a demonstrated need for it.
--bill
