> Mostly I think that people "approaching this from a security > perspective only" often forget that by fencing in the(ir idea of the) > current status quo, they often prevent beneficial evolution of > protocols as well, contributing to the Internet's "ossification".
folk do not always get the implications of the internet being a 'disruptive technology,' and that this is a good thing which needs to be preserved and even enhanced. they use skype and want to block ports. it's rampant. the old siliness of blocking tcp/53 is just one of the corner cases that keeps popping up publicly. try using this year's crop of innovative apps from behind some corporate firewall. packet/port xenophobia overrides the users' desire to be productive every time. it departments are paid to minimize cost and risk, not maximize workers' productivity. randy
