Re: ICQ & AOL

[Alex Bligh <amb () gxn net>]

> > Block all APNIC and RIPE assigned networks at the border and all of the
> > sudden, hack attempts and CC fraud disappear.
>
> And if I block the ARIN assigned networks, most of the spam I receive
> disappears. It's very effective.

If you block all APNIC, RIPE *and* ARIN blocks, together with
some legacy stuff, most network abuse problems stop entirely.
I have found traffic sourced from 127.0.0.1 to be generally
clean though.

-- 
Alex Bligh
VP Core Network, Concentric Network Corporation
(formerly GX Networks, Xara Networks)