On 2017-06-15 20:28, Bob Hinden wrote:
.. > I agree.
It also seems to me that having implementations "fail noisily in response to bad or undefined inputs" is a great formula to making implementations very fragile and consequently very easy to attack. Overall, I think the approach outlined in this draft would not have allowed us to build the current Internet.
> ...
There's a distinction between failing as in "catching fire and
exploding" (bad) and "signalling an error and not processing a request"
(what Martin is describing).
Bob
p.s. The file name chosen for this draft appears to be a good example of stepping on the toes of those who came before, instead of standing on their shoulders. See: http://wiki.c2.com/?ShouldersOfGiants
It was an excellent way to get attention. I think it's excellent that we
are having this discussion.
Best regards, Julian