On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 itojun@iijlab.net wrote: > >There are a number of concerns, including security, potential for > >using this for DoS, and whether there's a business model for the > >replicator. Much of the discussion ratholed on whether there's a > >business model, and to what extent this works around existing ISP's > >business models. > > my guess is that DoS/abuse possibility is very similar to that of > 6to4 relay routers, or even worse (as multicast-last-mile creates > state while 6to4 relay router does not). However, note that *IF* there's already an accepted premise of state, it might be slightly easier to secure. With 6to4 relay routers, the statelessness is the thing which is simultaneously the bug and the feature. -- Pekka Savola "You each name yourselves king, yet the Netcore Oy kingdom bleeds." Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings