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Re: WANTED: ISPs with DDoS defense solutions

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (E.B. Dreger)
Fri Aug 1 20:52:45 2003

Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 00:49:41 +0000 (GMT)
From: "E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@noc.everquick.net>
To: nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.53.0307302228280.693@rampart.argfrp.us.uu.net>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu


CLM> Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 22:37:21 +0000 (GMT)
CLM> From: Christopher L. Morrow


CLM> The problem isn't the network, nor the filtering /
CLM> lack-of-filtering, its a basic end host security problem.

Beyond basic filtering, it's a whack-a-mole to deal with rogue
systems.  Until the pain of having such a system is a sufficient
barrier (or reward for being good is sufficient motivation), will
there be change?  Who should be held accountable for vulnerable
boxen?

IANAL, but automobile vendors have recall notices...


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