Re: Protocols at the Point of a Gun

At 9:48 4/10/96, Duncan Frissell wrote: [...]

We know that governments would like to impose things like the Simple Tax Transfer Protocol on the Net as well as Is A Person (and Is A Minor) Protocols.

There is one thing about the proposed minor flag addition to IP that I don't understand. [No, I am not surprised by this. Mandatory authorization to establish a connection and an "Internet Driver License", probably in the form or a smart card are coming]. If my computer creates the IP packet, what is there to prevent me from modifying the value of the "Minor/Adult" flag at my leisure? -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred.