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When RFC's Attack - More Laughs From Cyberspace

  • The Linux and Unix Menagerie; By Mike Tremell (Posted by on CST)
  • Story Type: Humor; Groups: Community, Linux, Sun
Today, I found a little RFC for you that isn't just funny (and an "official" April Fool's Day joke), but is actually real and can be found on the official IETF RFC Page. This RFC (RFC 3093) is a request for comments on the, then, newly proposed Firewall Enhancement Protocol, which basically suggests a way to completely bypass firewalls, without compromising them, by allowing the tunnelling of any and every protocol under the sun through simulated HTTP sessions, which (it argues) should be allowed to pass without question :)
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