* Pekka Savola: > The justification is simple: any "magic" packets which all routers on > the path must somehow examine and process seems a very dubious concept > when we want to avoid DoS attacks etc. Any packet with IP options is more or less in that category right now, so it's a very long way to go.[1] IPv6 seems to make things even worse. 8-( 1. Some platforms support dropping IPv4 packets with options. As discussed before, existing contractual obligations with respect to source routing may prevent you from enabling such a feature. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf