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Evil Bit Added to TCP/IP Packets

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-thats-a-good-idea dept.

Absolut Ralts notes that " RFC 3514 is now available. It provides for an additional so called 'Evil Bit' that can be used to determine the nature of the TCP/IP packet. This should vastly simplify networking and internet security, and prevent the beepers of tired sysadmins from going off and interfering with Warcraft III!"

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  1. If you say it ofter enough... by wheany · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If you say it often enough, it will become funny. Just like CowboyNeal.

  2. Tripe! by The+Swedish+Chef · · Score: 2, Insightful

    First Taco dupes someone else's post, then he dupes himself. A double-dupe, or "tripe" (pun intended).

    This is a perfect example of why I will NEVER pay for /.

  3. First April Fool's day Triple Post?? by tweakt · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Whee! First triple, april fool's day post:

    I only wish it was a joke... *sigh*

    1. Re:First April Fool's day Triple Post?? by syle · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Rob was making fun of himself. Of course it was a joke.

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      /syle

  4. CmdrTaco, I salute you :). by powerlinekid · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Taco, you are friggin awesome :).

    Hes doing it on purpose to get a rise out of you all. No matter how stupid Slashdotters in general think Taco is, hes not stupid enough to post the same story twice. Yeah he does dupes but come on... do you really think he'd post the same story twice unless it was on purpose?

    The best part of this is that Taco is trolling the crap out of all of you and hes probably sitting at work reading the comments and laughing his ass off.

    Now a real April fools joke would be Katz posting a story that didn't have the phrase "... in these post 9/11 times..." ;).

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  5. Did it occur to you by UberQwerty · · Score: 2, Insightful

    that he might be doing it on purpose? To annoy you?

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