Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:36:18 +0000 From: Paul Vixie <paul@vix.com> To: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: BCP38 making it work, solving problems
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As it was "in the old days": first clean up your own act and then start pointing at others that they're doing "it" wrong.
It's a mentality I see very rarely amongst the larger ISP's who've been part of that 'I' in their name since the very early beginning.
i found out from verisign that big companies call something "innovation" if it hasn't been generally done before and if it immediately increases revenue.
failing the "immediately increases revenue" part, no big company will do anything that hasn't been generally done before.
<aol> And continuing on that road would lead to innovation, how ? </aol>
[ ... ] i'm pretty depressed at the lack of self regulation among the techiefolk.
Techiefolk are 'commodity' nowadays. The ones that do care are vastly outnumbered. (which doesn't mean they should stop caring!)
responses to BCP38 of the form "but my customer has a good reason to spoof" or "but my equipment can't do wire speed SAV" or "but BCP38 will not solve all DDoS problems single-handedly" are small minded, provincial, and wrong. ... it's just "but if man was meant to fly he'd have wings" all over again.
Thinking outside of the box or about "The Greater Good" is something of a quaint idea nowadays :( Think I'll go dust off my wings... ;D Regards, JP Velders