Re: Legal? Road Runner proactive scanning.

["Bryan S. Sampsel" <bsampsel () libertyactivist org>]

I've had entries from that system performing port scans...not simply SMTP
relay checking.

I think it's time to block 'em at the firewall, as I consider this
tantamount to an attack myself.

IMO,

bryan



Greg said:
> We saw the same thing about a year ago and contacted them. They
> basically read to us verbatim what you have below. We now simply block
> that particular IP at the firewall. They haven't bothered us since.
>
> --- jbod <for_the_republic () yahoo com> wrote:
> > Proactive scanning.  If everyone did this how would
> > you ever sort through your logs?  Your IDS would go
> > nuts constantly.
> >
> > Excerpt:  "If your server connects to ours, we reserve
> > the absolute right to perform SMTP relay and open
> > proxy server tests upon the connecting IP address, to
> > ensure that the machine at that IP address cannot be
> > abused for malicious purposes."
> >
> >
> > http://securityscan.sec.rr.com/probing.htm
> > http://24.30.199.228/probing.htm
>
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