[4604] in linux-net channel archive
SYN attacks.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Troy S Muller)
Mon Sep 30 19:58:28 1996
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 13:10:58 -0700
From: Troy S Muller <tmuller@agora.rdrop.com>
To: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
Hello,
Does anyone have a explaination as to the FIX that has been put into
Linux 2.0.xx? The gentleman below seems interested to post a article on
the web. This will be in the techwatch section of time on
Pathfinder.com.
You can either mail me or mail Noah directly.
Thanks,
Troy
Noah Robischon wrote:
>
> Troy -- Thanks for writing, I appreciate the comments. I had not been made aware of the Linux fix before doing this article, unfortunately. On the other hand, we are one of the only news organizations around who is sticking with this story and announcing that there are fixes at all. Also, all the expterts I've talked to say that while there are fixes none is a replacement for router filtering. Would be interested in knowing more about your fix, though.
>
> Later,
>
> Noah
>
> At 2:37 PM -0400 9/30/96, Web Reader-Reply wrote:
> >---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 18:49:40 -0700
> >From: Troy S Muller <tmuller@agora.rdrop.com>
> >To: webmaster@pathfinder.com
> >Subject: SYN Attack
> >
> >Dear Sir(s),
> >
> >I would like to mention that your article on the SYN attack has some
> >miss leading information. In the article, it mentioned that the only
> >way to defend a site is for all sites to help out with a 'database' of
> >all internet sites that could send out this type of message to the
> >internet. This is INCORRECT!
> >
> >Since the big 'OUTCRY' of the internet ISP and information sources such
> >as yourself, the 'Linux' project has since released a FIX to this
> >problem and is now being incorporated into the future linux products
> >that are seen on the internet.
> >
> >I hope that you would review articles and information sources before
> >taking such material to the web.
> >
> >Since many people rely on you for quick information, they assume it to
> >be the whole truth, but not in this case.
> >
> >
> >Thank you,
> >
> >Troy Muller
> >
> >
> >--
> >
> >
> >
> >=================================================================
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> >
> >Troy Muller
> >E-mail: tmuller@agora.rdrop.com
> >Snail-Mail: Why even bother?
> >Voice-Mail: 332-???? (you think I'd tell you?)
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> >
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E-mail: tmuller@agora.rdrop.com
Snail-Mail: Why even bother?
Voice-Mail: 332-???? (you think I'd tell you?)
WWW home page: http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/~tmuller
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