From owner-freebsd-stable Mon Feb 11 13:40:32 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from web4.thecenturiongroup.com (112.mujb.nyrk.nycenycp.dsl.att.net [12.98.137.112]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB77C37B417 for ; Mon, 11 Feb 2002 13:40:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from ix1x1000 (ix1x1000.thecenturiongroup.com [192.32.248.52]) by web4.thecenturiongroup.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 3E67B7C001 for ; Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:45:57 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <01a701c1b33c$733b99a0$34f820c0@ix1x1000> From: "Michael Meltzer" To: Subject: 127/8 in ip_output.c Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:41:15 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01A4_01C1B312.8A5BF4B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01A4_01C1B312.8A5BF4B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I just got caught by block of all 127/8 in ip_output.c, At this point I = have recompiled my system to remove it but frankly I think it should be = removed from the OS, What happened it the it took out djbdsn along with = IPF, now those system where configured based on their respective = HOWTO's. Unless someone wants to start changing all the HOWTO's this is = asking for trouble. This is not nice, Luckily I knew how to code, where = to look and compile a kernel, think everyone who uses FreeBSD will be so = luckily. The RFC what to prevent 127/8 from leveling the box, but could = it be done not to breaking the tools. MJM ------=_NextPart_000_01A4_01C1B312.8A5BF4B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I just got caught by block of all 127/8 = in=20 ip_output.c, At this point I have recompiled my system to remove it but = frankly=20 I think it should be removed from the OS, What happened it the it took = out=20 djbdsn along with IPF, now those system where configured based on their=20 respective HOWTO's. Unless someone wants to start changing all the = HOWTO's this=20 is asking for trouble. This is not nice, Luckily I knew how to = code, where=20 to look and compile a kernel, think everyone who uses FreeBSD will = be so=20 luckily. The RFC what to prevent 127/8 from leveling the box, but = could it=20 be done not to breaking the tools.

MJM

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