EXAMPLE: ### xxx Canada detected a penetration attempt from 209.123.x.229. Incident# xxxx

Fri Oct 26 13:03:01 UTC 2001

Pursuant to my previous post, I just rec'd this. Not exactly the same, but
very similar.

Kind of my point; SO WHAT THAT THIS PERSON WAS SCANNED? Is scanning
actually an illegal activity? Was anything actually hacked, cracked, or
0wn3d?

It's an absurd waste of resources to be emailed by automagic systems every
time someone sends a stray packet.

-- Alex Rubenstein, AR97, K2AHR, alex at nac.net, latency, Al Reuben --
--    Net Access Corporation, 800-NET-ME-36, http://www.nac.net   --

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 04:50:27 -0600 (MDT)
From: Super-User <root at xx.xx.net>
To: "dnsadmin at NAC.NET" <dnsadmin at NAC.NET>
Subject: ### xxx Canada detected a penetration attempt from
    209.123.x.229.  Incident# xxxx  ###

This email was generated by so-and-so Canada's network intrusion detection
system.

Please forward to your Internet security personnel if you are not the
appropriate person to receive this notice.

so-and-so Canada, located in Calgary, Alberta Canada, wishes to inform you
that we experienced a probe or scan from your IP space.

LOGGED INFORMATION:
--------------------------
Source: 209.123.x.229
Destination: Host-x.x.19.254
Date: 26Oct2001
Time: 4:50:23   (Local Calgary Time GMT-7)
Service/Protocol: http

--------------------------

This notification has been sent to:
alex at NAC.NET
dnsadmin at NAC.NET
abuse at NAC.NET

Because we view this activity as possible intent to breach security, we
ask you to review your logs and take appropriate action against the
offending party responsible for this suspicious activity.

Please respond to xx at xx.net
for any issues concerning this. You may also visit our Intrusion Detection
Information website at:
http://x.x.19.11/intrusion_detection

Thank you.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jim bleh
Senior Unix Network Analyst
xxx Canada
Calgary, AB Canada
(403) xxx-yyyy