[EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Paul G") writes:
> all jokes aside, 1918 allows for use of 1918 space in a private network
> or a 'private internet [sic]' comprised of any such number of private
> networks as agree to interconnect and cooperate in routing traffic
> sourced from and destined to said space. it follows that any 1918-sourced
> traffic you send me is illegitimate. ...
right, like this junk:
01:02:51.077156 10.14.0.16.32769 > 192.5.5.241.53: 64295 A?
mx3.mail.yahoo.com. (36) (DF)
01:02:51.113972 10.38.0.15.53 > 192.5.5.241.53: 10929 [1au] PTR?
7.11.100.61.in-addr.arpa. (53) (DF)
01:02:51.113987 10.38.0.15.53 > 192.5.5.241.53: 65249 [1au] PTR?
18.73.178.24.in-addr.arpa. (54) (DF)
01:02:51.114845 10.38.0.15.53 > 192.5.5.241.53: 26736 [1au] PTR?
18.73.178.24.in-addr.arpa. (54) (DF)
01:02:51.116202 10.38.0.15.53 > 192.5.5.241.53: 44320 [1au] MX? labotte.ro.
(39) (DF)
01:02:51.119806 10.38.0.15.53 > 192.5.5.241.53: 52979 [1au] PTR?
36.80.204.208.in-addr.arpa. (55) (DF)
01:02:51.120161 10.38.0.15.53 > 192.5.5.241.53: 39247 [1au][|domain] (DF)
01:02:51.121368 10.38.0.15.53 > 192.5.5.241.53: 48243 [1au] A? mx.114.com.cn.
(42) (DF)
01:02:51.122435 10.38.0.15.53 > 192.5.5.241.53: 24334 [1au] MX? imarketpr.com.
(42) (DF)
01:02:51.122511 10.38.0.15.53 > 192.5.5.241.53: 17621 [1au] A?
c90619ac.virtua.com.br. (51) (DF)
seems like rfc1918's prohibitions are not effective (and are unenforceable).
i hope that there will be no more ops-relevant specs with harmful potential
side-effects and ineffective+unenforceable prohibitions against those.
and of course, see BCP38 (or if you're in management, SAC004).
--
Paul Vixie
