Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 01:41:56 -0500 From: "Jeffrey J. Mountin" <sysop@mixcom.com> To: jgrosch@sirius.com Cc: FreeBSD-Hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SPAM target Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970502014156.00abe5ac@mixcom.com>
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At 10:14 PM 5/1/97 -0700, Josef Grosch wrote: --snip-- >Not sure the Ping 'o' Death is the answer. If I remember right Linux does >not have that problem. ANY server will have a problem with a -f flag added on. --snip-- >Temping as it might be, a Ping 'o' Death attack might bring us more truble >then we want. <mad_scientist> True, but it would be neat to read about a DOS attack on CP when everone on the list combines the Ping 'o Death with the -f flag for say 24 hours or until they filter it. I'd like to see an OS/server that could take that much of a beating. </mad_scientist> Any official types care to post the number of unique users on each list? Not that anyone would do this.... without first spoofing an IP.... Did I say that? Ooops! ;-) ------------------------------------------- Jeff Mountin - System/Network Administrator jeff@mixcom.net MIX Communications Serving the Internet since 1990
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