In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Keith Moore writes: >> >Then there's the problem that when a 800-pound gorilla ships code, >> >that code largely defines expectations for what will and will not >> >work in practice- often moreso than the standards themselves. >> > >> > >> Strange as I feel defending Microsoft, I actually think it's >> commendable that they implemented IPv6 at all; it's not as if there's >> a lot of market demand for it yet. > >I'm certainly glad that they've done so; however most of their >competitors are shipping v6 also, and some have been doing so for >considerably longer than MS. About the only major vendor that isn't >shipping v6 seems to be Palm (shame on them!). > Keith, I can't get upset about Microsoft declining to ship poorly-tested code. Given how many security holes are due to buggy, poorly-tested programs, I applaud anyone who takes that seriously.
--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb (me) http://www.wilyhacker.com (2nd edition of "Firewalls" book)