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New RFC Adds "Evil Bit"

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that-does-simplify-matters dept.

Nashirak writes "This is new RFC that introduces new security measures into IPv4 header. The measures include an "evil bit" that can be set an unset according to wether the packet is evil or not."

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  1. Intentional? by dracvl · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's this, a meta-dupe?

  2. First 1st April Joke Dupe! by edgrale · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yay!
    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/01/ 021822 6&mode=thread&tid=172&tid=156

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  3. Dupe. by nmg196 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Looks like CmdrTaco *is* the April Fool!

  4. New bit for Slashdot by mseeger · · Score: 4, Funny
    Hi,

    I just heard they have a new bit at Slashdot. It's called "DupeBit" and this is the first article which got it.

    Yours, Martin

  5. CmdrTaco adds new bit to story submissions by blowdart · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now users can tick if their stories are duplicates or not.

  6. Cmdr. Xerox! by opti6600 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The best post duplicator around!

  7. Slashdot! The only place where . . . by div_2n · · Score: 5, Funny

    1) A first exclusive interview gets posted twice.

    2) New scientific discoveries sound familiar.

    3) 10 questions turn into 20.

    4) Last interviews turn into next to last.

    5) Congress is considering the first ever digital cloning ban.

    6) Duplicate replies to duplicate posts get duplicate moderation.

    7) The only thing not duplicated is polls (not even sure about that).

    8) 1000/1 = The ratio of time it takes for moderators to discover a dupe vs. the readers.

    9) 0 = The number of dupes deleted.

    10) The post (God forbid) announcing its closing will probably be posted twice.

  8. That's all fine and good, by bplipschitz · · Score: 4, Funny

    however, I'm going to sit back and wait for the 'Naughty Bit'.