IRC Bot list (cross posting)
Paul Vixie
vixie at vix.com
Wed Feb 9 19:02:59 UTC 2005
> > There's TWO places that are doing this botnet stuff and
> > the NANOG AUP discourages cross posting.
> >
> > I for one certainly don't want yet another list full of
> > botnet stuff.
>
> And I'm not subscribed to either. Yet, I've no less than a /19 of space
> under my purview and I don't believe that publishing botnet lists in the
> manner that has been done is either off topic, or off charter.
i suppose that at some level, the idea of topic-specific mailing lists is
just a bad idea and keeps us all in the dark on most topics. wouldn't it
be better to just post everything everywhere and make everybody read
everything?
wait, wait, i have a better idea. if you have a /19 worth of space and...
> Some of us, as hosting providers or similiar entities, have network costs
> to keep to a minimum. For those of us with security concerns, a heads up
> to compromised hosts within our bailiwick will *always* be appreciated.
...you really care about botnet reports, then why not subscribe to nsp-sec@
or da@ where such reports are published all damned day long every day. if
you ONLY subscribe to nanog@, you're missing a HUGE number of botnet reports.
--
Paul Vixie
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