Re: Status Report - Mail Bombing of World.std.com by Sprint Client + FAQ

[Avi Freedman <freedman () netaxs com>]

> On Sun, 5 Jan 1997, Barry Shein wrote:
>
> > We are now well into day four and about to enter day five of this.
> >
> > As of about 9PM EST the mail-bombing of world.std.com by the Sprint
> > client iq-internet.com continues full bore.
>
> % /sbin/route add -host 208.8.32.10 lo0
>
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> Todd Graham Lewis             Linux!                 Core Engineering
> Mindspring Enterprises  tlewis () mindspring com   (800) 719 4664, x2804

This will cause Barry to SYN-flood himself.

The only way to block it is with incoming filters.
If you block the outbound path back, you'll get SYNs, return SYN-acks,
but never get those ACKed...

Avi <Who did this to himself once>

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