[6783] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Status Report - Mail Bombing of World.std.com by Sprint Client + FAQ
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Avi Freedman)
Mon Jan 6 08:54:28 1997
From: Avi Freedman <freedman@netaxs.com>
To: lists@reflections.mindspring.com (Todd Graham Lewis)
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 08:51:15 -0500 (EST)
Cc: bzs@world.std.com, com-priv@psi.com, inet-access@earth.com,
nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970105215949.271D-100000@reflections.mindspring.com> from "Todd Graham Lewis" at Jan 5, 97 10:00:39 pm
> On Sun, 5 Jan 1997, Barry Shein wrote:
>
> > We are now well into day four and about to enter day five of this.
> >
> > As of about 9PM EST the mail-bombing of world.std.com by the Sprint
> > client iq-internet.com continues full bore.
>
> % /sbin/route add -host 208.8.32.10 lo0
>
> __
> Todd Graham Lewis Linux! Core Engineering
> Mindspring Enterprises tlewis@mindspring.com (800) 719 4664, x2804
This will cause Barry to SYN-flood himself.
The only way to block it is with incoming filters.
If you block the outbound path back, you'll get SYNs, return SYN-acks,
but never get those ACKed...
Avi <Who did this to himself once>
