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RFC 3514: New Bit Defined for IPv4 Headers

Posted by jamie on from the SHOULD dept.

RFC 3514 was just released, with a new bit definition for use in the headers of IP packets. Because there are important security implications, anyone coding internet services (on either the client or server end) should probably take a look.

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  1. Re:you are 2 hours early... by Plug · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Not all the world runs on your time clock. It's been April Fools Day for almost 16 hours at my time of posting...

  2. Re:4/1/03 by Pharmboy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    jumping the gun on April Fools Day a bit, aren't we?

    Thanks for the reminder.

    I am sitting here, reading the article before the replys here (yes, some of us really do before we post ;) and thinking "wtf is an evil bit?"

    I mean, the whole protocol thing is over my head, but I read anyway to maybe learn something. It took about 3 minutes of head scratching before I really looked at the url, return here suspicious and decide that I had been had.

    I am betting 1% of the readers come back and think the new protocol is a good thing before realizing its a hoax ;)

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  3. Re:4/1/03 by ergo98 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I am betting 1% of the readers come back and think the new protocol is a good thing before realizing its a hoax

    I'd also put down that about 80% of /. readers are releasing a collecting groan and muttering something along the lines of "Oh God...is it April 1st again...". I'm not being a spoilsport, but after a few years April Fools Day jokes start to seem a little formulaic and predictable.