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Date:      Tue, 17 Apr 2001 17:19:34 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Rob Simmons <rsimmons@wlcg.com>
To:        Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com>
Cc:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, Niels Provos <provos@citi.umich.edu>, Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>, <net@FreeBSD.ORG>, <provos@OpenBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: non-random IP IDs
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.33.0104171717580.90524-100000@mail.wlcg.com>
In-Reply-To: <200104171731.f3HHVFu94944@earth.backplane.com>

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On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Matt Dillon wrote:

>     Let me put it another way:  I think this sort of thing is an excellent
>     example of introducing unnecessary kernel bloat into the system.  Who
>     gives a fart whether someone can port scan you efficiently or
>     anonymously or not?  I get port scanned every day.  Most hackers don't
>     even bother with portscans, they just try the exploit on the target
>     machines directly.

You could add a kernel config variable in case someone wants a less
bloated kernel.
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