Status Report - Mail Bombing of World.std.com by Sprint Client + FAQ

Alec H. Peterson ahp at hilander.com
Mon Jan 6 17:12:54 UTC 1997


On Jan 6, 1997, Avi Freedman wrote:
> 
> This will cause Barry to SYN-flood himself.
> 
> The only way to block it is with incoming filters.

Agreed.  So, the question arises, why can't Barry do this?  It seems
to me to be the logical solution, since the source address is already
known.

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|Alec Peterson - ahp at hilander.com    | Erols Internet Services, INC.        |
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