freebsd security - Mar 2003 - rfc3514 - Security Flag in the IPv4 Header

Any chance of this being implemented in fbsd? Could be usefull ;-)

  ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3514.txt

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On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Andy Farkas wrote:
> Any chance of this being implemented in fbsd? Could be usefull ;-)
>
>   ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3514.txt
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Really lame jokes are off-topic for this list, I think.

Mike "Silby" Silbersack

>> Any chance of this being implemented in fbsd? Could be usefull ;-)
>>
>>   ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3514.txt
> Really lame jokes are off-topic for this list, I think.
Are they off-topic on the 1st of April also? :)

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On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Andy Farkas wrote:
> Any chance of this being implemented in fbsd? Could be usefull ;-)
>
>   ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3514.txt
This is implemented in -CURRENT

A patch for -STABLE is available here:

ftp://ftp.jurai.net/users/winter/patches/rfc3514-stable.patch

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Any chance this is an April Fool's joke?

Inquiring minds see a real snakepit involved in applications
setting and honoring a bit that conveys dishonorable
intentions.   /-:


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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 13:43:06 +1000 (EST)
From: Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au>
Subject: rfc3514 - Security Flag in the IPv4 Header
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Any chance of this being implemented in fbsd? Could be usefull
;-)

  ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3514.txt

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On Wed, 2 Apr 2003, Julian Elischer wrote:
> > > I think it's unfortunate that someone as well respected as
> > > Stephen Bellovin should fall prey to an obvious trap. One
> > He didn't.  :)  Funny, this got sucked into *BSD and Linux CVS
> > repositories, and discussed on a number of mailing lists.
> But only int he context of a joke..
> especially the joke commit to FreeBSD..
Right, I got that much.  That's why I thought it was funny...  While I
think it was funny, I also saw some earnest "Is this real?" posts to a
few
lists I was subscribed to, so I'm just over eager to respond with
"It's
just a joke!"  ;)

-mrh


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