On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 12:22, Magnus Hedemark wrote:
> On 22 Jan 2004, Jon Carnes wrote:
> 
> > IPv6's anti-spoofing is enough for me.  It removes anonymity from the
> > packets that reach you, and gives you a clear path back to any hacker or
> > script kiddie.  That will cut down on DOS and spam!  
> 
> I couldn't disagree more;  DDOS, spam and virii are very often launched 
> from zombie machines.  You'll get a perfectly valid path back to a 
> perfectly well owned box with a completely perplexed person that has no 
> idea why you're getting irate with them.  IPv6 doesn't do anything to stop 
> this.

Well now that you've removed the context of my original message which
explained why it helped stop DDOS and Spam - I can really see your
point!

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