Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:41:15 -0500 From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm@michaelmeltzer.com> To: <stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: 127/8 in ip_output.c Message-ID: <01a701c1b33c$733b99a0$34f820c0@ix1x1000>
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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 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2712.300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>MJM</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_01A4_01C1B312.8A5BF4B0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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