On Jul 15, 2010, at 11:33 PM, Joe Greco wrote: > Provided with a counterexample where this isn't true, you simply ignore it.
I've yet to see a counterexample involving a software-based edge router in a realistic testbed environment being deliberately packeted in order to cause an availability hit - apologies if I've missed one, mind. > Your arguments revolve around "My Ford Pinto's gas tank once exploded on me > and it happened to other people too, therefore all inexpensive cars have > unsafe gas tanks." Actually, it's more along the lines of, "I've seen multiple accidents involving multiple brands/models of economy-class automobiles in which the passengers were grievously-injured or worse, while also having observed passengers walking away from similar accidents in similar circumstances involving heavier, more sturdily-built vehicles." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Dobbins <rdobb...@arbor.net> // <http://www.arbornetworks.com> Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice. -- H.L. Mencken