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Re: SMURF amplifier block list - READ THIS
From: Pete Ashdown <pashdown () xmission com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 14:06:03 -0600 (MDT)
Karl Denninger said once upon a time:
On Wed, Apr 15, 1998 at 01:52:43PM -0600, Pete Ashdown wrote:Karl Denninger said once upon a time:We already do this - its not a perfect filter, but it will only let you transmit packets with sources that COULD possibly come from us.The puzzling thing is why anyone would want to transmit packets over their for-cost links with an address that wasn't from their network. Proper filters have other benefits aside from the obvious attack issues.To create havoc on other people's networks?
"aside from the obvious attack issues" I'm speaking from the admin's standpoint and not the perps. There is more than one benefit to using proper filters. Most people look at them as just a security problem, and not their problem at that.
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- Re: SMURF amplifier block list, (continued)
- Re: SMURF amplifier block list Aaron Beck (Apr 14)
- Re: SMURF amplifier block list Stephen Sprunk (Apr 14)
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- Re: SMURF amplifier block list - READ THIS Jay R. Ashworth (Apr 14)
- Re: SMURF amplifier block list - READ THIS Mark Milhollan (Apr 14)
- Re: SMURF amplifier block list - READ THIS Michael Dillon (Apr 14)
- Re: SMURF amplifier block list - READ THIS Dax Kelson (Apr 15)
- Re: SMURF amplifier block list - READ THIS Karl Denninger (Apr 15)
- Re: SMURF amplifier block list - READ THIS Pete Ashdown (Apr 15)
- Re: SMURF amplifier block list - READ THIS Karl Denninger (Apr 15)
- Re: SMURF amplifier block list - READ THIS Pete Ashdown (Apr 15)
- Re: SMURF amplifier block list Mark Milhollan (Apr 14)
- Re: SMURF amplifier block list Brandon Ross (Apr 14)
- Re: SMURF amplifier block list Andrew Smith (Apr 14)
- Re: SMURF amplifier block list Pete Ashdown (Apr 15)
- Re: SMURF amplifier block list Joe Shaw (Apr 15)
- Re: SMURF amplifier block list Brandon Ross (Apr 15)
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- Re: SMURF amplifier block list Jay R. Ashworth (Apr 14)
- Re: SMURF amplifier block list Charley Kline (Apr 14)
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- Re: SMURF amplifier block list Jay R. Ashworth (Apr 14)
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