> Seriously folks, if you don't already know this you shouldn't be designing any protocols. Datagram or stream-based. I find this kind of gatekeeping distastef

> Seriously folks, if you don't already know this you shouldn't be designing any protocols. Datagram or stream-based. I find this kind of gatekeeping distasteful. Knowing about various ways network protocols can be exploited is important, but this can be communicated without trampling curiosity.