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.
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Leslie [mailto:john(_at_)jlc(_dot_)net]
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 10:29 AM Pacific Standard Time
To: Hallam-Baker, Phillip
Cc: ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
Subject: Re: The IETF duty for Carbon emissions, energy use &ct.
Hallam-Baker, Phillip <pbaker(_at_)verisign(_dot_)com> 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. :^(
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John Leslie <john(_at_)jlc(_dot_)net>
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