Re: Anyone from BT...

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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- -- Peter Corlett <abuse () cabal org uk> wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 04:09:48AM +0000, Fergie wrote:
> > ...on the list who might be able to comment on how they/you/BT is
> > detecting downstream clients that are bot-infected, and how exactly you
> > are dealing with them?
>
> Which bit of BT? They've got their fingers in quite a lot of pies, and the
> Clue level varies wildly.
>
> Although given you've asked that question, I suspect that you're enquiring
> about their retail Internet offerings, and my impression is that they
> don't bother to check for or deal with infected hosts.

Well, thanks for the response :-) but I am looking for anyone who
could shed some light on this statement:

"BT has launched an automated system to identify professional
spammers and 'botnet'-infected customers on the BT broadband
network."

ref:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/101306-bt-fires-back-at.html

I am curious as to what they're actually doing.

Cheers,

- - ferg

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