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New RFC Adds "Evil Bit" 160

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday April 01, 2003 @08:02AM from the that-does-simplify-matters dept.

Nashirak writes "This is new RFC that introduces new security measures into IPv4 header. The measures include an "evil bit" that can be set an unset according to wether the packet is evil or not."

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Intentional? (Score:5, Funny)

by dracvl ( 541254 ) writes: on Tuesday April 01, 2003 @08:04AM (#5637391) Homepage

What's this, a meta-dupe?

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- Re:Intentional? (Score:2, Insightful)
  
  by Anonymous Coward writes:
  
  Of course it is. And the joke is on all those people too ready to whine about dupes (and the unceasing amount of aprils fools stories - no matter that they do this /every/ year), rather than thinking just a bit further. (It never ceases to amaze me how so many people here can forget that the editors are geeks just like us, and thus almost per definition should be assumed to have at least a moderate amount of intelligence.)
  - Re:Intentional? (Score:1)
    
    by wheany ( 460585 ) writes:
    
    I just hope CmdrTaco doesn't update the story with some lame "April fools!" -comment. Let the story be.
  - Re:Intentional? (Score:2)
    
    by CySurflex ( 564206 ) writes:
    
    rather than thinking just a bit further.
    Is that a pun?
- Re:Intentional? (Score:2)
  
  by wheany ( 460585 ) writes:
  
  I'm pretty sure it's intentional.
  
  People have probably submitted copy-pasted april fool's articles from the front page as is.
First 1st April Joke Dupe! (Score:5, Informative)

by edgrale ( 216858 ) writes: on Tuesday April 01, 2003 @08:04AM (#5637393)

Yay!
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/01/ 021822 6&mode=thread&tid=172&tid=156

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- Square Packets (Score:1)
  
  by depechemodem ( 595442 ) writes:
  
  Reminds me of the joke we played on a coworker - told her that the square packets from her application were congesting the network causing the round packets not to flow as well. We suggested using a packet analyzer to see if her team could recode the application.
- Mirror (Score:2)
  
  by Martin S. ( 98249 ) writes:
  
  Mirrow [slashdot.org]
- First 1st April Joke Dupe! (Score:2)
  
  by _ph1ux_ ( 216706 ) writes:
  
  Yay!
- - Re:First 1st April Joke Dupe! (Score:2)
    
    by Enigma2175 ( 179646 ) writes:
    
    In case those two sites become unavailable, here are some mirrors:
    
    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/01/0218 22 6&mode=thread&tid=172&tid=156
    
    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/01/1332 17 &mode=thread&tid=95
    - Re:First 1st April Joke Dupe! (Score:2)
      
      by Enigma2175 ( 179646 ) writes:
      
      Ok, now some actual information. Since the ftp isn't allowing users in anymore, here is an http link for the same page:
      
      http://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3514.txt [rfc-editor.org]
      
      It works, and you don't run into the FTP user limit.
Dupe. (Score:4, Funny)

by nmg196 ( 184961 ) writes: on Tuesday April 01, 2003 @08:04AM (#5637394)

Looks like CmdrTaco *is* the April Fool!

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Retarded. (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes:

God, I fucking hate April first.
Oh, nice (Score:1)

by gazbo ( 517111 ) writes:

Oh, very nice indeed. No really, I'd normally rip a new one for your lame April fools, but seriously, kudos!
April Fools? No - just Slashdot fools. (Score:1)

by buzzsport ( 558426 ) writes:

Once again -- people just don't read before they post.
All together now.... (Score:1)

by threeturn ( 622824 ) writes:

All together now .... "its a dupe"
- Re:All together now.... (Score:1)
  
  by MikeDX ( 560598 ) writes:
  
  and after 3, everybody re-submit ALL the homepage news stores and see if we can get an April 1st TRIAD OF CRAP
  
  1..2..3...
New bit for Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)

by mseeger ( 40923 ) writes: on Tuesday April 01, 2003 @08:05AM (#5637401)

Hi,
I just heard they have a new bit at Slashdot. It's called "DupeBit" and this is the first article which got it.
Yours, Martin

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- Re:New bit for Slashdot (Score:1)
  
  by mark_lybarger ( 199098 ) writes:
  
  sorry. this bit isn't new and the /. comedy crew (read: editors) have been using it for quite some time now. it even helped save my job once thursday afternoon. i was about to snooze off after having a huge bowl of pasta for lunch and reading /. when all the sudden right there in the middle of the page was this blatant dup article. well, that woke me right up and got me into posting mode, which after 20 minutes or so usually turns into coding mode which helped me get my project complete only 3 weeks behin
  - Re:New bit for Slashdot (Score:1, Offtopic)
    
    by j-pimp ( 177072 ) writes:
    
    Well it would appear in your case the problem threating you employment is your personal performance. Not that I'm getting all holier than though. Programming is a creative task probally not meant to be done on a 9-5 schedule. We've all had our lack of performance issues. However, that don't mean every time you lose a job in thie market its the fault of "the economy"
- Re:New bit for Slashdot (Score:1)
  
  by Alien Being ( 18488 ) writes:
  
  "this is the first article..."
  
  1st article, 2nd posting -> DupDupe
bleh (Score:1)

by Vampyre_Dark ( 630787 ) writes:

I'll set that bit on every post i see today
Repost? (Score:2)

by RyanFenton ( 230700 ) writes:

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/01/021822 6&mode=thread&tid=172&tid=156 [slashdot.org]

Likely, this is already a repost ABOUT the repost. Still, it's always fun to pile on!

Ryan Fenton
This might be funny if... (Score:1)

by StringBlade ( 557322 ) writes:

The article it was clearly based on wasn't four topic below this.
Staggering (Score:1)

by GothChip ( 123005 ) writes:

They even manage to dupe their April Fools jokes.
FTP??? (Score:2)

by TopShelf ( 92521 ) writes:

My workplace's firewall blocks FTP, you insensitive clod!
CmdrTaco adds new bit to story submissions (Score:4, Funny)

by blowdart ( 31458 ) writes: on Tuesday April 01, 2003 @08:06AM (#5637409) Homepage

Now users can tick if their stories are duplicates or not.

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Grrr! (Score:1)

by Jellybob ( 597204 ) writes:

Ok. This is getting silly now... I'd really rather not have to try and guess which articles are the real ones.
- Re:Grrr! (Score:1)
  
  by AKnightCowboy ( 608632 ) writes:
  
  Ok. This is getting silly now... I'd really rather not have to try and guess which articles are the real ones.
  You must be new here. They're all jokes on April 1st... or are they? ;-) Yes, it gets tired and annoying throughout the day after about 3 hours of these stories, but hey, it's only one day a year. Just think of it as reading the Weekly World News for a day.
  - Re:Grrr! (Score:1)
    
    by Jellybob ( 597204 ) writes:
    
    Well... it is my first April 1st.
    
    Oh well, I'll cut them some slack I guess, I'm just in a grouchy mood today.
You fail english? (Score:1)

by fadeaway ( 531137 ) writes:

Slashdot - Security updates in broken english, or we'll double your karma back! ;)
Hmm... (Score:1)

by chrisbro ( 207935 ) writes:

So not only is it an April Fool's joke, but it's a dupe?

Punchlines are never as great the second time around.

-chris
I suppose this bit will be set on.... (Score:2)

by dochood ( 614876 ) writes:

.... all packets originating from Microsoft Windows machines?

dochood
- Re:I suppose this bit will be set on.... (Score:3, Funny)
  
  by GammaTau ( 636807 ) writes:
  
  .... all packets originating from Microsoft Windows machines?
  
  I doubt that. After all, Microsoft Windows-based products have a bad habit of not following the Internet standards.
  On another news, the Mozilla project has announced that it will introduce the EVIL bit on all HTTP requests originating from users clicking links on duplicate Slashdot news items. The announcement has received good response from the Internet community. An anonymous system administrator was heard stating: "I am very pleased of th
- Re:I suppose this bit will be set on.... (Score:2)
  
  by EvilAlien ( 133134 ) writes:
  
  No, all MP3s and P2P traffic will have the evil bit set. What could be more evil than stealing the hard work of musicians by distributing digital copies of their music? Look at what MP3s have done to Metalica?! Once upstanding members of the musical community... now washed-up has-beens.
  Please note that .ogg will be an exception, because software released under the BSD license can never be evil.
Dup (Score:1)

by dcs ( 42578 ) writes:

So, how many times are you going to repeat this story today?
- Re:Dup (Score:4, Insightful)
  
  by muffen ( 321442 ) writes: on Tuesday April 01, 2003 @08:16AM (#5637468)
  
  Actually, if they posted it again, it would be kinda funny again. I think the odd number of times something is posted, it's funny. Even number of times, it's just not as good to read.
  
  Check the download.com april first joke. [com.com]
  
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Same page duplicate for goodness sake (Score:3, Funny)

by rusty spoon ( 564695 ) writes: on Tuesday April 01, 2003 @08:07AM (#5637420) Homepage

Yeah, but this time the bit is real evil and the entire story is even more menacing ;-)

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It would appear (Score:1)

by tdvaughan ( 582870 ) writes:

The that waistband of the 'Daddy pants' needs to be adjusted slightly. It's obviously restricting bloodflow to the primary dupe-avoiding cortex.
Jokes on us? (Score:2)

by autocracy ( 192714 ) writes:

I know it's been said. It shouldn't have to be said. It shouldn't have to be said again. I'm saying it again. That's because this story is here, again.
Cmdr. Xerox! (Score:5, Funny)

by opti6600 ( 582782 ) writes: on Tuesday April 01, 2003 @08:07AM (#5637427)

The best post duplicator around!

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Actual Implementation (Score:2, Funny)

by rf0 ( 159958 ) writes:

Yeah this a dupe but since the first article someone has actually implemented this on FreeBSD. See ftp://ftp.jurai.net/users/winter/patches/IFF_EVIL. patch [jurai.net] for the patch. From the freebsd mailing list..
From: Matthew N. Dodd (mdodd at freebsd dot org)
To: freebsd-current at freebsd dot org
Subject: IFF_EVIL patch available.

Leveraging our new RFC3514 support I've implemented a new network
interface flag 'IFF_EVIL' which causes all IP packets crossing the
interface to have the IP_EVIL bit set.

Cool

Rus
- Re:Actual Implementation (Score:2)
  
  by Koyaanisqatsi ( 581196 ) writes:
  
  Now those guys on open source are quick to fix things up aren't they? Way to go!
  
  OTOH, M$ will only implement this in the next XP service pack, and I heard rummours they won't bother to fix it in Win2K, since it is too near it's end of life anyway.
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  by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes:
  
  Comment removed based on user account deletion
Oh my, a dupe (Score:2)

by virve ( 63803 ) writes:

Christ almighty. An april's dupe. This is beyond me. By the way, the Risks list [ncl.ac.uk] does this RFC thing really well.

virve
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Off Topic (-1) (Score:2)

by gowen ( 141411 ) writes:

I don't mean to interrupt this thread, but has anyone seen this [rfc-editor.org]. Its an RFC that adds an new bit field to TCP/IP headers for packets that have malicious intent.

I haven't seen it at /. , and its hilarious.
To Quote Mermaid man from Sponge Bob... (Score:1)

by bjb ( 3050 ) writes:

To Quote Mermaid man from Sponge Bob...
"Evil! EEEEEEEEEEEvvviiiilll!!!!"
(or whatever the heck that character's name was...)
- Re:Maybe Linus would be interested in addopting th (Score:2)
  
  by bheerssen ( 534014 ) writes:
  
  To quote Abraham Simpson:
  
  "Evil, I tells ya! EEEEEEEEEEEvvviiiilll!!!!"
Slashdot adds dupe bit in posting protocol... (Score:1)

by TheOrquithVagrant ( 582340 ) writes:

Oh, if only.

I used to wonder why people heaped so much derision on CmdrTaco. He's like that annoying bastard who keeps setting the network printer to make two copies of everything as the default. Gah.
I'm confused (Score:1)

by WARM3CH ( 662028 ) writes:

Is there anyone to explain me if it's finally April's dupe or IP's fool??
Lawmakers love the idea (Score:1)

by Ost99 ( 101831 ) writes:

A new bill requiring all pornographic material and terrorist communication to be transmitted with the "evil bit" set was proposed only hours later by a Texas representative.

This just in:
RIAA will propose a bill later this week requiring all p2p apps to use the "evil bit" as well.

- Ost
Of course it's a dupe ... (Score:2)

by binaryDigit ( 557647 ) writes:

... It's April Fools isn't it? How disappointed we all would have been it there wasn't at least one dupe today. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised to see this article pop up with several different variants ALL DAY LONG. I wouldn't be surprised if they had a dupe of every April Fools articles posted today.I find it amusing that people are getting soooo worked up about it on this of all days :)
THREADJACK: Google IPO (Score:2)

by Boss, Pointy Haired ( 537010 ) writes:

Well sod it; it's a dupe _and_ April 1st so this thread is not worth anything anyway; so:

Am I alone in the world, or is there anybody else out there that COULDN'T GIVE A FLYING F*** whether Google go for an IPO or not?

Seriously, the BB's and media are making a meal out if this AND IT HASN'T EVEN HAPPENED YET. If they do, i'm gonna have to cut myself off from society until the media bullshit has calmed down.

I trust the management will do what's right/needed for the company; and i'll leave it at that.

Any
- Re:THREADJACK: Google IPO (Score:1, Funny)
  
  by muffen ( 321442 ) writes:
  
  ...i'm gonna have to cut myself off from society
  
  Dude, you're posting on a site called "slashdot, news for nerds, stuff that matters". The decision to cut yourself from the real world (the thing that you see outside the window, where that bright annoying light that reflects on the monitor comes from) was taken a long time ago ;)
Evil indeed (Score:1)

by deadgoon42 ( 309575 ) writes:

I was checking out this dupe post and the advertisement was for Microsoft Visual Studio .Net. That's pretty evil. Then I got to thinking about advertising and it seems that I rarely notice those in-article advertisements. I usually only notice the top-of-page advertising. So there is something for the advertising department.
This is a good thing (Score:4, Funny)

by kinnell ( 607819 ) writes: on Tuesday April 01, 2003 @08:13AM (#5637455)

The latest version of IPv6 incorporates an evil bit, and adding one to IPv4 will allow existing IPv4 networks to become forward compatible with the new IPv6 networks. Without this, the mere existence of an "evil" bit in IPv6 may suggest to the poular imagination that IPv6 is more evil than IPv4. This would be catastrophic, as it would stall the uptake of IPv6, possibly forcing us to use IPv4 forever and preventing us from giving every molecule on the planet it's own IP address. This is a good day for mankind.

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Slashdot and dupes (Score:1)

by the uNF cola ( 657200 ) writes:

Slashdot cleaning up their act and NOT having a dupe today would be a great april fools joke.
original post must have had its evil bit set (Score:1)

by calethix ( 537786 ) writes:

How else could it have been reposted so quickly?
I got it... (Score:1)

by Steelwings ( 549043 ) writes:

It was the evil mime that gave it away.
Plausible cause for dududuplicate (Score:1)

by fbernard ( 26867 ) writes:

I guess CmdrTaco was so stunned by Whitespace that he started rewriting his automatic dupe-removal routine with it!

Must be busy looking for a WhiteSpace debugger by now, time to sneak another dupe!
Microsoft Implementation (Score:2)

by elliotj ( 519297 ) writes:

I read recently that Microsoft will set the bit to binary 1 on all new versions of Windows 2003 and XP. After embracing the new protocol, they then plan to extend the bit to two bits so that in subsequent versions it will be set to 11 or "most evil".
Awww... (Score:1)

by EvilFrog ( 559066 ) writes:

I know this is an April Fools day joke... but I really wish it wasn't...
Reaching new audiences (Score:1, Insightful)

by SlashdotMakesMeKool ( 610077 ) writes:

Slashdot April 1st jokes used to be a lot more subtle than this.
Well for crissake people! (Score:1)

by 91degrees ( 207121 ) writes:

If you have problems with dupes, simply change your setting to disable display of duplicate stories! It's hardly rocket science.
don't blame /. editors... (Score:1)

by 5prite ( 655586 ) writes:

in fact dups on /. is sent with the evil bit on and is intended as a test for you guys, if you have the appropriate support for evil bit, you should not be able to see dups! ugh... it seems that i should file a bug to report this to my OS vender and tell them to have this feature properly supported so I won't receive any dup again...
How bad can this really get...? (Score:1)

by Mr. Smoove ( 160347 ) writes:

Posted after 12pm and it's a duplicate! Maybe /. should consult the AprilFools man page...!
This is not a joke... (Score:2)

by QwkHyenA ( 207573 ) writes:

Taco...
PLEASE! Drink MORE Coffee!
I smell microsoft... (Score:1)

by Swift(void) ( 655825 ) writes:

Previous story: Can You Trust Microsoft On Security?

I KNEW they had their finger in evey pie! (and some things not even pie related).

At least its not April Trolls day [everything2.com]...or does that happen everyday?
I like apirl 1 =)
Nigger Please (Score:1)

by Beatlebum ( 213957 ) writes:

nm
uuhh...thanks god... (Score:1)

by scheuri ( 655355 ) writes:

...I already implemented the "evil bit" feature of IPv4 on my firewall, that's the reason I don't see this arti......*doh*
Stop it already (Score:1)

by Capt. Mubbers ( 206692 ) writes:

Our sides cannot take anymore of these hilarious gapes!
Talk about speaking too soon... (Score:1)

by briqui ( 256917 ) writes:
- Developers: New Whitespace-Only Programming Language [slashdot.org]
There are times you just wish you could mod a post up past 5...
How long until... (Score:2)

by Whispers_in_the_dark ( 560817 ) writes:

... someone actually USES this bit in their hacks. That would definitely make news... >:)
- Re:How long until... (Score:2)
  
  by Boss, Pointy Haired ( 537010 ) writes:
  
  That was what I thought. It is effectively a published RFC (well it's on FAQs.org - that's good enough).
  
  Script kiddies could set this bit in their next DoS attack and use it in defence if they wind up in court :)
Stop that pigeon! (Score:2)

by eyeball ( 17206 ) writes:

I wonder how an evil bit would affect the pigeon [ietf.org].
Slashdot! The only place where . . . (Score:5, Funny)

by div_2n ( 525075 ) writes: on Tuesday April 01, 2003 @08:25AM (#5637526)

1) A first exclusive interview gets posted twice.

2) New scientific discoveries sound familiar.

3) 10 questions turn into 20.

4) Last interviews turn into next to last.

5) Congress is considering the first ever digital cloning ban.

6) Duplicate replies to duplicate posts get duplicate moderation.

7) The only thing not duplicated is polls (not even sure about that).

8) 1000/1 = The ratio of time it takes for moderators to discover a dupe vs. the readers.

9) 0 = The number of dupes deleted.

10) The post (God forbid) announcing its closing will probably be posted twice.

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And thats not all... (Score:1)

by Mysund ( 60792 ) writes:

A friend of mine that works for a big sw company told me, that roumors was that the networkcoders in that company is making some additions to the api, to not only set the "evil-bit", but also make an undocumented apicall, that can toggle the evil bit to minus 1 (-1). That would allow pakages avoid being caught in intrusion detection sw, firewalls etc. This is to allow authorities to monitor evrything more effectively. I believe the concept of evilbit manipulation is good, for security resons, but...
And in other news.... (Score:1)

by slayer99 ( 15543 ) writes:

Some chap has come up with an idea [rfc-editor.org] for tagging specific packets types.
wow (Score:1)

by PhrostyMcByte ( 589271 ) writes:

wow, now we are even duping the jokes. must be a slow day for news eh?
Slashdot must follow the standard!! (Score:1)

by borgdows ( 599861 ) writes:

We should add a "Evil" moderation option!

+5, Evil
ARGH! (Score:2)

by awx ( 169546 ) writes:

I don't know if this is meant to be funny or not! *screams*
Desering of a Dope Slap (Score:2)

by cpfeifer ( 20941 ) writes:

Click and Clack [cars.com] demonstrate the proper technique. Arms at the ready!
Favorite sections were (Score:1)

by dooguls ( 110485 ) writes:

"Multi-level insecure operating systems may have special levels for attack programs; the evil bit MUST be set by default on packets emanating from programs running at such levels. However, the system MAY provide an API to allow it to be cleared for non-malicious activity by users who normally engage in attack behavior."
A slight against M$ perhaps...

And my other fav was: "In networks protected by firewalls, it is axiomatic that all attackers are on the outside of the firewall. Therefore, hosts inside t
Dupe? (Score:1)

by stevenp ( 610846 ) writes:

Yes, it is a dupe - no doubt. But why so fast, the old story [slashdot.org] is still on the FRONT page. In fact it is ONLY 3 stories below this one.

Ahem, long live the slashdot editors that provide us constantly with interesting stuff to read! The latest trend is to post old stories as often as possible so that we do not need to scroll down the front page. Long live!!!
How exciting (Score:2)

by stinky wizzleteats ( 552063 ) writes:

I was all set to add a new traffic definition in my COPS server, but then it occurred to me - it is impractical to implement a QoS recognition for evil without also taking into account evil's opposite. Therefore, I feel I must postpone network reconfiguration until someone invents a stupid bit.
A bit of Opportunity (Score:2, Funny)

by Frightened_Turtle ( 592418 ) writes:

What people need to realize is the sheer opportunity presented by the evil bit! Particularly when used in conjunction with the new Whitespace Programming Language [dur.ac.uk] ! Sending an html-based email to your boss laced with WPL and the evil bit set will cause his computer to download all your pr0n for you, as well as send the memo to the finance office to process your raise with haste.

However, the only problem I've come across with setting the evil bit deals with products from a certain Redmond, Washington sof
The bit defines READ (Score:1)

by enigmacole ( 588587 ) writes:

Learn to read first.... www.eteckonline.com
From the redundant duplicate depatrment.... (Score:2, Funny)

by petepac ( 194110 ) writes:

Yo Taco,
Since this article was posted twice, does it make it a sticky bit?
This dupe is okay.. (Score:3, Funny)

by jetmarc ( 592741 ) writes: on Tuesday April 01, 2003 @08:51AM (#5637647)

... because it has the evil bit set. Had you installed
the RFC update already, you wouldn't even have seen it!

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When will we get the Crazy Bit that we deserve!! (Score:2)

by Montgomery Burns III ( 642155 ) writes:

Please don't mis-interpret this post, I am very grateful for the good work that is conducted by the IETF, IEEE, DHS, NBC, and CNN.

But, IMHO, we have a desparate need for a standard concerning "The Crazy Bit."
Once this bit is detected, the remaining packets, message, media, disk drive, computer, Flame-email, etc can be discarded without risk to humanity.
That's all fine and good, (Score:4, Funny)

by bplipschitz ( 265300 ) writes: on Tuesday April 01, 2003 @09:01AM (#5637689)

however, I'm going to sit back and wait for the 'Naughty Bit'.

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- Not me (Score:2)
  
  by commodoresloat ( 172735 ) writes:
  
  I'm going to sit back and post dupes of comments from the duped story and collect duplicitous karma.
@PR1l ph0ol5, 5UXXOr5 (Score:2)

by IIRCAFAIKIANAL ( 572786 ) writes:

"There's your problem. Somebody set this doll to evil!"
consistent, but not particularly funny (Score:3, Insightful)

by endoboy ( 560088 ) writes: on Tuesday April 01, 2003 @09:23AM (#5637792)

Ok, so it's april fool's day... but 2 spelling mistakes in a 2 sentence joke?

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Dr. Evil Packet? (Score:2)

by sporkboy ( 22212 ) writes:

I've been a fricken Evil Packet for thirty fricken years throw me a fricken bit...

A bit isn't evil. It's semi-evil...quasi-evil.

When packets come with laser beams on their head then maybe I'll pay attn.
Evil Bit? (Score:2)

by t0ny ( 590331 ) writes:

Sing along!
I am Evil Homer, I am Evil Homer!
I am Evil Homer, I am Evil Homer!
Dupes (Score:2)

by captainclever ( 568610 ) writes:

Well done Taco,
Subtle, yet funny.
karma whoring on dupe!!!1111 (Score:2)

by oPless ( 63249 ) writes:

Network Working Group S. Bellovin
Request for Comments: 3514 AT&T Labs Research
Category: Informational 1 April 2003
The Security Flag in the IPv4 Header

Status of this Memo

This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2003). All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

Firewalls, packet filters, intrusion detection systems, and the like often have d
- Re:I'd just like to point out that (Score:1)
  
  by StringBlade ( 557322 ) writes:
  
  How do I know it's not both?
- Re:Question about RFC (Score:2)
  
  by wheany ( 460585 ) writes:
  
  Does anyone care to guess how many more messages will be posted that somehow mention duplicates and the evil bit?

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Intentional? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Intentional? (Score:2, Insightful)

Re:Intentional? (Score:1)

Re:Intentional? (Score:2)

Re:Intentional? (Score:2)

First 1st April Joke Dupe! (Score:5, Informative)

Square Packets (Score:1)

Mirror (Score:2)

First 1st April Joke Dupe! (Score:2)

Re:First 1st April Joke Dupe! (Score:2)

Re:First 1st April Joke Dupe! (Score:2)

Dupe. (Score:4, Funny)

Retarded. (Score:1, Funny)

Oh, nice (Score:1)

April Fools? No - just Slashdot fools. (Score:1)

All together now.... (Score:1)

Re:All together now.... (Score:1)

New bit for Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)

Re:New bit for Slashdot (Score:1)

Re:New bit for Slashdot (Score:1, Offtopic)

Re:New bit for Slashdot (Score:1)

bleh (Score:1)

Repost? (Score:2)

This might be funny if... (Score:1)

Staggering (Score:1)

FTP??? (Score:2)

CmdrTaco adds new bit to story submissions (Score:4, Funny)

Grrr! (Score:1)

Re:Grrr! (Score:1)

Re:Grrr! (Score:1)

You fail english? (Score:1)

Hmm... (Score:1)

I suppose this bit will be set on.... (Score:2)

Re:I suppose this bit will be set on.... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:I suppose this bit will be set on.... (Score:2)

Dup (Score:1)

Re:Dup (Score:4, Insightful)

Same page duplicate for goodness sake (Score:3, Funny)

It would appear (Score:1)

Jokes on us? (Score:2)

Cmdr. Xerox! (Score:5, Funny)

Actual Implementation (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Actual Implementation (Score:2)

Re: (Score:2)

Oh my, a dupe (Score:2)

Off Topic (-1) (Score:2)

To Quote Mermaid man from Sponge Bob... (Score:1)

Re:Maybe Linus would be interested in addopting th (Score:2)

Slashdot adds dupe bit in posting protocol... (Score:1)

I'm confused (Score:1)

Lawmakers love the idea (Score:1)

Of course it's a dupe ... (Score:2)

THREADJACK: Google IPO (Score:2)

Re:THREADJACK: Google IPO (Score:1, Funny)

Evil indeed (Score:1)

This is a good thing (Score:4, Funny)

Slashdot and dupes (Score:1)

original post must have had its evil bit set (Score:1)

I got it... (Score:1)

Plausible cause for dududuplicate (Score:1)

Microsoft Implementation (Score:2)

Awww... (Score:1)

Reaching new audiences (Score:1, Insightful)

Well for crissake people! (Score:1)

don't blame /. editors... (Score:1)

How bad can this really get...? (Score:1)

This is not a joke... (Score:2)

I smell microsoft... (Score:1)

Nigger Please (Score:1)

uuhh...thanks god... (Score:1)

Stop it already (Score:1)

Talk about speaking too soon... (Score:1)

How long until... (Score:2)

Re:How long until... (Score:2)

Stop that pigeon! (Score:2)

Slashdot! The only place where . . . (Score:5, Funny)

And thats not all... (Score:1)

And in other news.... (Score:1)

wow (Score:1)

Slashdot must follow the standard!! (Score:1)