Re: DoS Attacks

[Andrew D Kirch <trelane () 2mbit com>(by way of Andrew D Kirch <trelane () trelane net>)]

On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 08:44:26 +0100
Martin Hepworth <martinh () solid-state-logic com> wrote:

> Can SLA's be used to cover this sort of thing. (starts to dig out his 
> own contracts).
>
> Surely you should be able to bounce it to your upstream provider who 
> should deal with it for you??
>
> Just a thought.
>
> -- 
> Martin Hepworth
> Senior Systems Administrator
> Solid State Logic Ltd
> tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
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Due to the efficiency of our upstream provider's abuse department,
opening efficiently at 8 am and closing just as efficiently at 5 pm (because we all know network abuse only occurs 
between 8 and 5), the ISP wasn't going to be of much help with an attack that started at 6:30pm localtime.

Andrew D Kirch
Security Admin - Summit Open Source Development Group
http://www.sosdg.org