So often what appears to be a security issue is simply failing to account for the security issues in the design.
In this case it is also a failure to understand the internet as a system. Sent from my GoodLink Wireless Handheld (www.good.com) -----Original Message----- From: John Leslie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 10:29 AM Pacific Standard Time To: Hallam-Baker, Phillip Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: The IETF duty for Carbon emissions, energy use &ct. Hallam-Baker, Phillip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Whether your objective is to reduce carbon emissions because of > global warming concerns or reduce dependence on fossil fuels that are > increasingly in short supply, there is a real incentive to reduce > energy use. > > If teleconferencing actually worked the need to hold face to face > meetings would be reduced. I am constantly surprised how little interest there is within IETF for teleconferecing that works well. > By work I mean really work, not almost, not provided there is no NAT, > not provided the firewall has pinhole router configuration. These are all "security" issues, for which we could find end-runs. The problem I see is that we just don't care. :^( -- John Leslie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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