Solution: Re: Huge smurf attack

Phil Howard phil at whistler.intur.net
Fri Jan 15 12:01:39 UTC 1999


Brandon Ross wrote:

> On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Dan Hollis wrote:
> 
> > Having to spend 20 minutes on hold with a *multibillion dollar telco*
> > while they try to find a security admin, is simply unacceptable.
> 
> If you're only waiting 20 minutes, you're having much better luck than me.
> In our experience, it takes several hours to get in touch with someone
> clueful enough and with the authority to trace a spoofed attack.

I think he means 20 minutes just to find _any_ security admin when you
call the network security number.  Finding a _clueful_ one starts the
next clock running.  Sometimes it damn near needs a calendar.

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