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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.

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  1. April fools by jimbo3123 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The april fools stories are just getting worse and worse.

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  2. This time i will eat my PDA by FidelCatsro · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ok this one looked resonible till i got to this part
    "It is well accepted by popular opinion and other reliable metrics
    that moral values are declining and that degeneracy is increasing.
    Young people are particularly at risk from the rising depravity in
    society and much of the blame can be squarely placed at the door of
    the Internet. If you do not feel safe on the streets at night, what
    do you think it is like on the Information Superhighway?"
    Then it all came apart , This is a better april fools though

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  3. First I thought.. by malkavian · · Score: 3, Insightful

    April Fool..
    Then I thought..
    "Don't give 'em ideas!"

  4. Re:Dead horses by Proaxiom · · Score: 3, Insightful
    While I agree that RFC 1149 was the classic April Fools RFC, it was not the first. The previous year, 1989, had RFC 1097 - TELNET SUBLIMINAL-MESSAGE Option. There were a couple earlier ones as well, such as the RFC 748 - TELNET RANDOMLY-LOSE Option in 1978.

    RFC 748 was written by the same guy who wrote RFC 4042, issued today.

    I also agree that the recent April Fools RFCs aren't all that funny. The Evil Bit last year was pretty lame.