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Re: Collecting PTR names or IP addresses (Was: Re: IRC Bot list (crossposting))
From: Gadi Evron <gadi () tehila gov il>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:29:53 +0200
Ketil Froyn wrote:
http://www.albany.edu/~ja6447/hacked_bots8.txtIsn't it a good idea to collect the IP addresses rather than the ptr name? For instance, if I were an evil person in control of the ptr record of my own IP, I could easily make the name something like 1-2-3-4.dsl.verizon.net, and if you didn't collect my IP, you can never be sure you got the right details! Something like this is probably not very widespread (has anyone seen it in practice?), but I still think that for tracking purposes, ptr records are useless. IMHO.
You are right, people can change it to be whatever they like, potentially. What if they wanted to change the IP? Think about what you said, and you will see why you are wrong. Gadi.
Current thread:
- Re: IRC Bot list (cross posting), (continued)
- Re: IRC Bot list (cross posting) william(at)elan.net (Feb 08)
- Re: IRC Bot list (cross posting) Bill Nash (Feb 08)
- Re: IRC Bot list (cross posting) william(at)elan.net (Feb 08)
- Re: IRC Bot list (cross posting) Scott Weeks (Feb 08)
- Re: IRC Bot list (cross posting) william(at)elan.net (Feb 08)
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- Re: [unisog] Collecting PTR names rather than IP addresses (Was: Re: IRC Bot list (cross posting)) Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 09)
- Re: Collecting PTR names or IP addresses (Was: Re: IRC Bot list (cross posting)) bmanning (Feb 11)
- Re: Collecting PTR names or IP addresses (Was: Re: IRC Bot list (cross posting)) Gadi Evron (Feb 14)
- Re: Collecting PTR names or IP addresses (Was: Re: IRC Bot list (cross posting)) Adam Jacob Muller (Feb 11)
- Re: Collecting PTR names or IP addresses (Was: Re: IRC Bot list (cross posting)) Gadi Evron (Feb 14)
- Re: Collecting PTR names or IP addresses (Was: Re: IRC Bot list (crossposting)) Gadi Evron (Feb 14)
- RE: IRC Bot list (cross posting) Bill Nash (Feb 08)
- Re: IRC Bot list (cross posting) Gadi Evron (Feb 09)
- Re: IRC Bot list (cross posting) Michael Loftis (Feb 09)
- Re: IRC Bot list (cross posting) Gadi Evron (Feb 09)