Amir Taaki [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: 📅 Original date posted:2011-12-31 🗒️ Summary of this message: The purpose of ...
📅 Original date posted:2011-12-31
🗒️ Summary of this message: The purpose of a certain field is unclear and unused, and its potential use for discovering IP addresses may lead to abuse. Its main reason for existing is unknown.
📝 Original message:Hi,
What is the purpose for this field? Can I safely ignore it? Currently it isn't used and I can't imagine it being too useful.
If you want to discover your own IP address from it, then that's ripe for abuse. Maybe it could be used in conjuction with your own IP lookup mechanism kind of how the clock works.
What is the main reason for this field existing?
🗒️ Summary of this message: The purpose of a certain field is unclear and unused, and its potential use for discovering IP addresses may lead to abuse. Its main reason for existing is unknown.
📝 Original message:Hi,
What is the purpose for this field? Can I safely ignore it? Currently it isn't used and I can't imagine it being too useful.
If you want to discover your own IP address from it, then that's ripe for abuse. Maybe it could be used in conjuction with your own IP lookup mechanism kind of how the clock works.
What is the main reason for this field existing?