> -----Original Message-----
> From: Iljitsch van Beijnum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> think of is DoS attacks. But that can be solved by only allowing end- 
> users to send an average packet size of 500 (or 250, or whatever)  
> bytes. So if you have a 10 Mbps connection you don't get to 
> send 14000  
> 64-byte packets per second, but a maximum of 2500 packets per 
> second.  
> So with 64-byte packets you only get to use 1.25 Mbps.

You have just cut out the VoIP industry, TCP setup, IM or most types of
real-time services on the Internet.

> PS. Am I the only one who is annoyed by the reduction in usable  
> subject space by the superfluous [NANOG]?
> 

Yes you are the only one. ;)


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