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Date:      Wed, 4 Apr 2001 18:27:14 +0100
From:      Jamie Heckford <heckfordj@psi-domain.co.uk>
To:        "Drew J . Weaver" <drew.weaver@thenap.com>
Cc:        freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: Chasing the kiddies (was: Named Keep crashing)
Message-ID:  <20010404182714.W2879@storm.psi-domain.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <B1A7D9973EBED3119ADD009027DC8649180F80@mailman.thenap.com>; from drew.weaver@thenap.com on Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 17:40:49 %2B0100
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Compare a default redhat install to a default FreeBSD install,
from a newbies perspective.

Which one is more secure? FreeBSD.

J

On 2001.04.04 17:40 Drew J. Weaver wrote:
> Enh, Redhat only starts everything if it is configured to start
> everything,
> and has utilities (and manual ways) of telling it not to start everything
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jamie Heckford [mailto:heckfordj@psi-domain.co.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 1:16 PM
> To: Drew J. Weaver
> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
> Subject: RE: Chasing the kiddies (was: Named Keep crashing)
> 
> 
> IMHO, redhat is a hell of a lot harder, due
> to the fact it launches every damn service you
> can think off, most of which are outdated and full of security 
> holes, and when you try to update them linuxconf throws a 
> fit becuase you didnt do it through a GUI.
> 
> FreeBSD is a hell of a lot easier to set up as a server
> you can trust, without chewing your fingers off.
> 
> Jamie
> 
> On 2001.04.04 17:19 Drew J. Weaver wrote:
> > 	Just an off topic note here, FreeBSD, BSDi/OS and RedHat are
> all
> > of
> > equal "difficulty" to administer, I run all 3 and none of them make me
> > shiver in my boots. Not sure what point you're attempting to make here?
> > 
> > --- quoth the raven, --- 
> > 
> > Everybody should start with a *nix running on a publicly accessable
> box.
> > (Note: Linux doesn't count here, except possibly really old versions of
> > Slackware. Damned RH makes things too easy. No X either - CLI, people!)
> > 
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> > 
> > Chet Hosey
> > <chosey@nidhog.com>
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> > 
> > On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Bill Vermillion wrote:
> > 
> > > 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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> > <P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT SIZE=2>Just an off
> > topic note here, FreeBSD, BSDi/OS and RedHat are all of equal
> > &quot;difficulty&quot; to administer, I run all 3 and none of them make
> > me shiver in my boots. Not sure what point you're attempting to make
> > here?</FONT></P>
> > 
> > <P><FONT SIZE=2>--- quoth the raven, --- </FONT>
> > </P>
> > 
> > <P><FONT SIZE=2>Everybody should start with a *nix running on a
> publicly
> > accessable box.</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>(Note: Linux doesn't count here, except possibly
> really
> > old versions of</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Slackware. Damned RH makes things too easy. No X
> either
> > - CLI, people!)</FONT>
> > </P>
> > 
> > <P><FONT
> SIZE=2>_____________________________________________________________________
> ___</FONT>
> > </P>
> > 
> > <P><FONT SIZE=2>Chet Hosey</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&lt;chosey@nidhog.com&gt;</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT
> SIZE=2>_____________________________________________________________________
> ___</FONT>
> > </P>
> > 
> > <P><FONT SIZE=2>On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Bill Vermillion wrote:</FONT>
> > </P>
> > 
> > <P><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 05:45:48PM +1000, Enno
> > Davids thus spoke:</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; | &gt; Is there any way to trace who is
> doing
> > it? | &gt; Running tcpdump</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; with certain filter settings to avoid
> logging
> > everything and</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; filling the disk?</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; | Dont bother... Just install the fixed
> > version of bind...</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; | Every kid with a script and an internet
> > connection is probably</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; | doing this to you!!!</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; This response kind of bothers me. There was
> a
> > time</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; when everytime I could sanely trace spammers
> I
> > emailed</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; abuse@wherever.was.relevant to advise them.
> > Similarly, when people</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; probed Apache I'd send off adivsory
> > emails.</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; If you find a way this works let me know.&nbsp;
> > I've given up doing this</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; because except for the most well known, I've
> > received rejects from</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; all mail addresses at the offending provider,
> > root,abuse,</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; postmaster, webmaster, etc.&nbsp; So I just gave
> up
> > and put the in</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; the REJECT list.</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; Those days responsible people, and not quick buck
> > artists, we're</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; keeping the 'net running.</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; There was a time when if you probed the
> Apache
> > on my machine it</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; winnuke'd you back. Moral issues aside,
> there
> > _was_ a great deal</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; of satisfaction there... Needless to say,
> > there's little mileage</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; in this now (damned M$ service packs!).
> > :)</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; I never was into 'revenge' or
> 'tit-for-tat'.</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; Bill</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; --</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; Bill Vermillion -&nbsp;&nbsp; bv @ wjv .
> com</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; To Unsubscribe: send mail to
> > majordomo@FreeBSD.org</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; with &quot;unsubscribe freebsd-isp&quot; in the
> > body of the message</FONT>
> > <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;</FONT>
> > </P>
> > <BR>
> > 
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> -- 
> Jamie Heckford
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> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Enh, Redhat only starts everything if it is configured to
> start everything, and has utilities (and manual ways) of telling it not
> to start everything</FONT></P>
> 
> <P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Jamie Heckford [<A
> HREF="mailto:heckfordj@psi-domain.co.uk">mailto:heckfordj@psi-domain.co.uk</A>]</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 1:16 PM</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: Drew J. Weaver</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: RE: Chasing the kiddies (was: Named Keep
> crashing)</FONT>
> </P>
> <BR>
> 
> <P><FONT SIZE=2>IMHO, redhat is a hell of a lot harder, due</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>to the fact it launches every damn service you</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>can think off, most of which are outdated and full of
> security </FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>holes, and when you try to update them linuxconf throws
> a </FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>fit becuase you didnt do it through a GUI.</FONT>
> </P>
> 
> <P><FONT SIZE=2>FreeBSD is a hell of a lot easier to set up as a
> server</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>you can trust, without chewing your fingers off.</FONT>
> </P>
> 
> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Jamie</FONT>
> </P>
> 
> <P><FONT SIZE=2>On 2001.04.04 17:19 Drew J. Weaver wrote:</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Just an off topic
> note here, FreeBSD, BSDi/OS and RedHat are all</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; of</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; equal &quot;difficulty&quot; to administer, I run
> all 3 and none of them make me</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; shiver in my boots. Not sure what point you're
> attempting to make here?</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; --- quoth the raven, --- </FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; Everybody should start with a *nix running on a
> publicly accessable box.</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; (Note: Linux doesn't count here, except possibly
> really old versions of</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; Slackware. Damned RH makes things too easy. No X
> either - CLI, people!)</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; ________________________________________________________________________</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; Chet Hosey</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;chosey@nidhog.com&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; ________________________________________________________________________</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Bill Vermillion wrote:</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 05:45:48PM +1000, Enno
> Davids thus spoke:</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; &gt; | &gt; Is there any way to trace who is
> doing it? | &gt; Running tcpdump</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; &gt; with certain filter settings to avoid
> logging everything and</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; &gt; filling the disk?</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; &gt; | Dont bother... Just install the fixed
> version of bind...</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; &gt; | Every kid with a script and an internet
> connection is probably</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; &gt; | doing this to you!!!</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; &gt; This response kind of bothers me. There
> was a time</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; &gt; when everytime I could sanely trace
> spammers I emailed</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; &gt; abuse@wherever.was.relevant to advise
> them. Similarly, when people</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; &gt; probed Apache I'd send off adivsory
> emails.</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; If you find a way this works let me
> know.&nbsp; I've given up doing this</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; because except for the most well known, I've
> received rejects from</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; all mail addresses at the offending provider,
> root,abuse,</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; postmaster, webmaster, etc.&nbsp; So I just
> gave up and put the in</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; the REJECT list.</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; Those days responsible people, and not quick
> buck artists, we're</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; keeping the 'net running.</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; &gt; There was a time when if you probed the
> Apache on my machine it</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; &gt; winnuke'd you back. Moral issues aside,
> there _was_ a great deal</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; &gt; of satisfaction there... Needless to say,
> there's little mileage</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; &gt; in this now (damned M$ service packs!).
> :)</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; I never was into 'revenge' or
> 'tit-for-tat'.</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; Bill</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; --</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; Bill Vermillion -&nbsp;&nbsp; bv @ wjv .
> com</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &gt; To Unsubscribe: send mail to
> majordomo@FreeBSD.org</FONT>
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> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;TITLE&gt;RE: Chasing the kiddies (was: Named
> Keep crashing)&lt;/TITLE&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;/HEAD&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BODY&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
> &lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;Just an off</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; topic note here, FreeBSD, BSDi/OS and RedHat are
> all of equal</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &amp;quot;difficulty&amp;quot; to administer, I run
> all 3 and none of them make</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; me shiver in my boots. Not sure what point you're
> attempting to make</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; here?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;--- quoth the raven,
> --- &lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;/P&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;Everybody should start
> with a *nix running on a publicly</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; accessable box.&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;(Note: Linux doesn't
> count here, except possibly really</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; old versions of&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;Slackware. Damned RH
> makes things too easy. No X either</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; - CLI, people!)&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;/P&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT
> SIZE=2&gt;________________________________________________________________________&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;/P&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;Chet
> Hosey&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT
> SIZE=2&gt;&amp;lt;chosey@nidhog.com&amp;gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT
> SIZE=2&gt;________________________________________________________________________&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;/P&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;On Wed, 4 Apr 2001,
> Bill Vermillion wrote:&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;/P&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; </FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; On Wed, Apr
> 04, 2001 at 05:45:48PM +1000, Enno</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; Davids thus spoke:&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT
> SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; &amp;gt; |
> &amp;gt; Is there any way to trace who is doing</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; it? | &amp;gt; Running tcpdump&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; &amp;gt; with
> certain filter settings to avoid logging</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; everything and&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; &amp;gt;
> filling the disk?&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT
> SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT
> SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; &amp;gt; |
> Dont bother... Just install the fixed</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; version of bind...&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; &amp;gt; |
> Every kid with a script and an internet</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; connection is probably&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; &amp;gt; |
> doing this to you!!!&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT
> SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; &amp;gt; This
> response kind of bothers me. There was a</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; time&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; &amp;gt; when
> everytime I could sanely trace spammers I</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; emailed&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; &amp;gt;
> abuse@wherever.was.relevant to advise them.</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; Similarly, when people&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; &amp;gt;
> probed Apache I'd send off adivsory</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; emails.&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT
> SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; If you find a
> way this works let me know.&amp;nbsp;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; I've given up doing this&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; because
> except for the most well known, I've</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; received rejects from&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; all mail
> addresses at the offending provider,</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; root,abuse,&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; postmaster,
> webmaster, etc.&amp;nbsp; So I just gave up</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; and put the in&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; the REJECT
> list.&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT
> SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; Those days
> responsible people, and not quick buck</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; artists, we're&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; keeping the
> 'net running.&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT
> SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; &amp;gt;
> There was a time when if you probed the Apache</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; on my machine it&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; &amp;gt;
> winnuke'd you back. Moral issues aside, there</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; _was_ a great deal&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; &amp;gt; of
> satisfaction there... Needless to say,</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; there's little mileage&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; &amp;gt; in
> this now (damned M$ service packs!).</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; :)&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT
> SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; I never was
> into 'revenge' or 'tit-for-tat'.&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT
> SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt;
> Bill&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt;
> --&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=2&gt;&amp;gt; Bill
> Vermillion -&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; bv @ wjv . com&lt;/FONT&gt;</FONT>
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