[4511] in linux-net channel archive
Re: Linux TCP Changes for protection against the SYN attack
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Cox)
Sun Sep 22 09:17:41 1996
From: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox)
To: fbyte@sub-zero.mit.edu (Kevin D. McCormick)
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 1996 12:07:29 +0100 (BST)
Cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960921233341.3619B-100000@sub-zero.mit.edu> from "Kevin D. McCormick" at Sep 22, 96 00:02:37 am
> all this time, lots of other networking people were whining to the
> newspapers, "oh, there's no sure solution, it will take years, all ISP's
> will have to change all their software," etc., etc., etc. Instead of
> whining, Alan and company sat down and fixed it.
Actually no I sat down and took some idea from Robert Morris, Vern Schryver,
and some other distinguised folk and implemented them. The real credit goes
to Vern not us.
Alan
