Re: NDAA passed: Internet and Online Streaming Services Emergency Alert Study

[Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com>]

On 1/2/21 10:31 PM, Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> > including foreign locations, generations of emergency alert
> > packets *MUST* be responsibility of *LOCAL* ISPs.
> >
> > A problem is that home routers may filter the broadcast
> > packets from ISPs, but the routers may be upgraded or
> > some device to snoop the alert packets may be placed between
> > ISPs and the routers.
> Yup; it's messy, and in many many different ways.  Won't be a snapshot
> rollout.  Not a bad idea, though, if implemented correctly; time to dig
> out my notes, I guess.

Is there a reason not to use an outbound tcp/quic connection? It was 
unthinkable years ago to use TCP with DNS, but now we have DoH and the 
world hasn't spiraled out of control. Heck if you made it a websocket 
you'd have a built in channel for multi-media html, etc. That is, just 
push a URL down and fire up a webview that the OS makes certain is in focus.

Mike