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RFC On New Internet Routing Protocol

Posted by Zonk on from the making-folks-safe-one-packet-at-a-time dept.

PoesRaven writes "An A. Farrel has put out a Request For Comments paper on a new routing protocol with profound implications for the internet, the usability of the TCP/IP protocol, and the security of the net's youngest users. From the RFC: "It has often been the case that morality has not been given proper consideration in the design and specification of protocols produced within the Routing Area. This has led to a decline in the moral values within the Internet and attempts to retrofit a suitable moral code to implemented and deployed protocols has been shown to be sub-optimal." Interesting, but seems to raise some serious privacy questions.

2 of 148 comments (clear)

  1. RTFRFC by OpenYourEyes · · Score: 5, Informative

    You should read more carefully. The RFC does not specify a new protocol, it specifies a new section in RFC documentation, much like the "security implication" sections that started appearing a few years back.

    If you're going to try and be funny - at least be correct. That said, your rush to condemn it certainly puts your moral standing in question - eh?

  2. Re:April fools by Proaxiom · · Score: 4, Informative
    Can't blame the editors for this one. It's one of the annual April Fools RFC, like RFC 1149 - A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers, RFC 2324 Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol, and RFC 2795 - The Infinite Monkey Protocol Suite.

    Slashdot would be remiss if they didn't put up the link.

    I suspect RFC 4042 will make a cameo on the Slashdot homepage today as well.