Few questions to the american ISPs [Re: DDOS anecdotes]

Sun Jun 24 15:18:48 UTC 2001

(OT post, but what else is new?)

> Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 10:05:12 -0400
> From: Christopher A. Woodfield <rekoil at semihuman.com>

> That's because they came >< close to being slapped with the UDP last
> year.
> 
> And you probably won't see them scan their network for open SMTP relays
> until Vixie drops all of their blocks into the RBL.

Hmmmm.... would this be the same @Home where a customer spammed us, I
reported to @Home, and their abuse address bounced?  Not only that, but
the "try this address" postmaster box referenced in the bounce _also_
bounced?  Yup.  Same @Home.

> @home seems unwilling to do jack and sh*t about customer security unless 
> the alternative is a whacking on the tail with a really big cluebyfour, 
> and only if the aforementioned piece of clue has a nail sticking out the 
> end.

Eddy

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