ICANN Targets DDoS Attacks

Tue Oct 29 15:11:19 UTC 2002

> Agreed 100%, but Gov't (being run by lawyers) is well accustomed to
> defining what the meaning of 'is' is.  If they dictate that ISPs employ
> "DDoS Protection", they will define what "DDoS Protection" means 'for
> the purposes of this policy'.

ah ok

the point I was trying to make is, there are steps that can be taken to
mitigate/reduce the affects of DDoS. I do not believe there is any
complete way to "protect against a DDoS". perhaps I'm just being pedantic.
perhaps the clarity you mention would be a good thing for other areas too
:)