Re: IP Black list?

[joey () SILICONDEFENSE COM (Joe McAlerney)]

> I don't think it's a very wise idea to do this.
> First think of al the dynamic ip's there are with ISP'S. Blocking them
> will hurt "good" users also. And also how do you classify a bad host ?
> A host that is just performing a port scan, DoSsing the server, .... ?
>
> I have the same feeling against this as i have against the DUL-list
> (http://maps.vix.com/dul/). It is gonna hurt users who are just
> normally using the internet and not doing anything bad.
>
> cu,
>
> Patrick
>
> P.S I appologise for any bad English. English is not my native
> language.

Certainly there would be an uproar among the blocked customers of the ISP,
but who would hear about it?..  The ISP.  In the end, the only way the ISP
will survive will be to fix the problem.  This may involve implementing a
stricter user policy, dealing with incidents reasonably, or fixing router
misconfigurations.

A push from the inside will help to settle things much faster.  Once that
is done, take 'em off the list.  Everyone benefits from the end results.
We are safer, the ISP has less incidents to hear about and deal with, and
the ISP customers continue on their merry way.

-Joe M.