Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 11:40:53 -0400 From: Bill Vermillion <bill@wjv.com> To: Enno Davids <enno.davids@metva.com.au> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Chasing the kiddies (was: Named Keep crashing) Message-ID: <20010404114052.D23799@wjv.com> In-Reply-To: <200104040745.RAA08839@metva.com.au>; from enno.davids@metva.com.au on Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 05:45:48PM %2B1000 References: <200104040745.RAA08839@metva.com.au>
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On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 05:45:48PM +1000, Enno Davids thus spoke: > | > Is there any way to trace who is doing it? | > Running tcpdump > with certain filter settings to avoid logging everything and > filling the disk? > | Dont bother... Just install the fixed version of bind... > | Every kid with a script and an internet connection is probably > | doing this to you!!! > This response kind of bothers me. There was a time > when everytime I could sanely trace spammers I emailed > abuse@wherever.was.relevant to advise them. Similarly, when people > probed Apache I'd send off adivsory emails. If you find a way this works let me know. I've given up doing this because except for the most well known, I've received rejects from all mail addresses at the offending provider, root,abuse, postmaster, webmaster, etc. So I just gave up and put the in the REJECT list. Those days responsible people, and not quick buck artists, we're keeping the 'net running. > There was a time when if you probed the Apache on my machine it > winnuke'd you back. Moral issues aside, there _was_ a great deal > of satisfaction there... Needless to say, there's little mileage > in this now (damned M$ service packs!). :) I never was into 'revenge' or 'tit-for-tat'. Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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