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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] tcp: Early SYN limit and SYN cookie handling
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From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 12:37:07 -0700

> Makes sense. Syncookies is a bit obsolete these days of course, due
> to the lack of options. But may be still useful for this.

Please crawl out of your cave, syncookies fully supports all TCP
options these days.