botnets: web servers, end-systems and Vint Cerf

Sun Feb 18 01:42:02 UTC 2007

On Sat, 17 Feb 2007, Gadi Evron wrote:
> Yes, but that is because the successful ISPs currently often implement
> their own if they have the resources and R&D power. The really big ones
> have it automated, the small ones have it limited to be "activated by an
> abuse desk person".

And I also know "many" ISPs that developed home-grown systems and had to
abandoned them due to various problems.

Until you understand the differences and why various attempts haven't
worked, you are doomed to repeat the same mistakes; and unlikely to
be successfull beyond a few limited environments.

Is there a significant difference between the "many" ISPs implementing
walled gardens and other ISPs as far as infection rates?