Re: [exim] RFC 1413 default on debian

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Autor: Marc Haber
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Assumpte: Re: [exim] RFC 1413 default on debian
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:23:35 -0500, Wakko Warner <wakko@???>
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>So maybe this doesn't always apply to all circumstances.


Right, it doesn't. For example, a lot of DSL providers configure their
equipment to not return ICMP host unreachable on an unused IP address.

Dropping unwanted packages instead of rejecting them makes sense for
brain-dead applications like emule/edonkey which don't care anyway,
but it doesn't give you any security gain. Facing a "no security gain"
situation, you can as well be a good neighbor and honor the RFCs.

Greetings
Marc

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