On Friday 23 July 2004 9:35 pm, Hudson Delbert J Contr 61 CS/SCBN wrote: > sorry for being a wet blanket - so to speak. > > if stateless defense algortihms are employed, the need to retain state in > order to make proper decisions. > > i suspect that much of todays netsec and / or ids software violates one of > the main premises of coding securely [re: cheswick / bellovin / comer / > farmer / venema / etc... Sorry; I tried to follow your posting, but found it a bit obscure. Is there a succinct version of the point you were making? (Hopefully, one or two sentences?) Thanks, Antony. -- This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of humour, or irrational religious beliefs. If you have received this email in error, you are required to shred it immediately, add some nutmeg, three egg whites and a dessertspoonful of caster sugar. Whisk until soft peaks form, then place in a warm oven for 40 minutes. Remove promptly and let stand for 2 hours before adding some decorative kiwi fruit and cream. Then notify me immediately by return email and eat the original message. Please reply to the list; please don't CC me.