"portscans" (was Re: Arbor Networks DoS defense product)

Mon May 20 02:34:46 UTC 2002

On Sun, 19 May 2002, Mitch Halmu wrote:
> > On Sun, 19 May 2002, Greg A. Woods wrote:
> > > Such technology is very dangerous if automated.
> > And if its not?
> Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
> Such technology is very dangerous, period. Here they go again, trying 
> to elevate some Internet masterrace of super heroes, bent on ruling 
> over the masses. The titans of blackholing, carving out a fiefdom for 
> themselves, with powers of disrupting the connectivity of any network 
> they so chose. You anger some net.warlord, and your network disappears.
> What is it that turns a technocracy into idolaters?

Just to put mitch's rant into perspective for unfamiliar nanog readers:
http://work-rss.mail-abuse.org/cgi-bin/nph-rss?query=205.159.140.2

netside has been a long time lunatic opponent of RBLs

-Dan
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