On 8/7/2013 2:58 PM, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:

On Wed, 07 Aug 2013 03:07:04 -0700, Paul Ferguson said:

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Having said that, there are quite a few documented cases of it being done intentionally, and for nefarious purposes.

Do I need ECC on my brain to stop the bitrot, or was there a kerfluffle a long ways back when somebody announced 127/8, and a surprising number of systems actually bit?

Seems like that might have been the first time I was annoying the Big Net Operators about why they route unroutable traffic. And a new annoying question: does it seem odd that the Big Net Operator's Private Mailing List is answering such gut basic and old news questions about how do I best destroy the Internet, should I wan t to do that? -- Requiescas in pace o email Two identifying characteristics of System Administrators: Ex turpi causa non oritur actio Infallibility, and the ability to learn from their mistakes. (Adapted from Stephen Pinker)