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Re: Real-Time Mitigation of Denial of Service Attacks Now Available With AT&T
From: "Alexei Roudnev" <alex () relcom net>
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 22:52:05 -0700
Hmm - please try to patch windows box, having 19200bps dialin connection and living in a small town. It's almost impossible.. Q. is - why this !@#$ MS open ports for listening on _CLIENT_ machines (when no one asked them about it), and why they created the world of monocultural OS systems. This is the roots for this problem. Patching is just a _patching_. People are not lazy - it is just IMPOSSIBLE to patch millions of this systems. PS. Sendmail... who told _sendmail_?! Did you tried to patch sendmail, when it was installed from unknown sources and configured by unknown m4 file, and sources was lost when engineer was fired 2 years ago? You are welcome to try, I can find such system for you.
On Jun 2, 2004, at 12:26 PM, Michel Py wrote:Woulda, shoulda. If it is so simple, how come not everyone does it?Why don't people patch their windows boxes, or secure old sendmail installations? Why do people flap announcements, or accept bogons? Why do people jay walk, or cheat on their taxes? Why do people do anything else they should not do? 'Cause people are lazy and stupid. DUH. -- TTFN, patrick
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- RE: Real-Time Mitigation of Denial of Service Attacks Now Available With AT&T Michel Py (Jun 02)
- Re: Real-Time Mitigation of Denial of Service Attacks Now Available With AT&T Patrick W . Gilmore (Jun 02)
- RE: Real-Time Mitigation of Denial of Service Attacks Now Available With AT&T Pekka Savola (Jun 02)
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- RE: Real-Time Mitigation of Denial of Service Attacks Now Available With AT&T Michel Py (Jun 02)
- Re: Real-Time Mitigation of Denial of Service Attacks Now Available With AT&T Patrick W . Gilmore (Jun 02)
- Re: Real-Time Mitigation of Denial of Service Attacks Now Available With AT&T Jon Lewis (Jun 02)
- Re: Real-Time Mitigation of Denial of Service Attacks Now Available With AT&T Alexei Roudnev (Jun 02)
- Re: Real-Time Mitigation of Denial of Service Attacks Now Available With AT&T Richard Cox (Jun 02)
- RE: Real-Time Mitigation of Denial of Service Attacks Now Available With AT&T Edward B. Dreger (Jun 04)
- Re: Real-Time Mitigation of Denial of Service Attacks Now Available With AT&T Patrick W . Gilmore (Jun 02)
- RE: Real-Time Mitigation of Denial of Service Attacks Now Available With AT&T Michel Py (Jun 02)
- RE: Real-Time Mitigation of Denial of Service Attacks Now Available With AT&T Michel Py (Jun 02)
- RE: Real-Time Mitigation of Denial of Service Attacks Now Available With AT&T Krichbaum, Eric (Jun 03)
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- RE: Real-Time Mitigation of Denial of Service Attacks Now Available With AT&T Daniel Senie (Jun 03)
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- Re: Real-Time Mitigation of Denial of Service Attacks Now Available With AT&T Alexei Roudnev (Jun 03)