[e2e] T/TCP usage

[Joe Touch]

John Kristoff wrote:

> After reviewing some of the Internet's protocol designs this afternoon,
> I was making my way through T/TCP and I began to think about some of the
> potential DoS vectors it could introduce.  Apparently the potential for
> problems are well known.  For example:
> 
>   <http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/br260/doc/ettcp.pdf>
> 
> I'm curious if T/TCP is actively in use or currently enabled by default
> in any stack.  Though I suspect only the latter would be true for very
> specific turnkey systems or applications.
> 
> Richard Stevens old T/TCP page indicates that at least at one time
> some sites were enabling it:
> 
>   <http://www.kohala.com/start/ttcp.html>
> 
> I didn't find any evidence to indicate that anyone is using it today.
> Does anyone have information regarding current use or could someone
> summarize it's history?
> 
> John

http://www.simpleweb.org/ietf/internetdrafts/complete/draft-duke-tcp-roadmap-00.txt
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