On 1. Apr 2012, at 13:36 , Martin Sustrik wrote: Hey, > During yesterday's takedown of the Internet [1] it has become painstakingly obvious that the ability to distinguish malicious packets in a quick and efficient manner is one of the most pressing security concerns of today. > > Thus, RFC3514 (a.k.a. "evil" bit) [2] support was implemented [3] in the Linux kernel today. > > It is our hope that other operating systems and network devices will follow the suite soon and help us make Internet a safer and more welcoming place for everyone! Wow. This is great news! Happy to see you catching up after only 9 years [1]. I fear it should not have been backed out [2] given its obvious need these days ;-) /bz References: [1] http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=112929 [2] http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=112985 -- Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! It does not matter how good you are. It matters what good you do!