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RE: Network Traffic Violations
From: Rick Smith <rick_smith () securecomputing com>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 17:30:48 -0500
At 06:04 PM 9/11/98 -0400, Ted Doty wrote:
1. I wouldn't count on the cable companies to implement any security mechanisms correctly.
Yep. They're newbies as ISPs go, and even "experienced" ISPs have security problems. I expect an ISP to do enough security to limit service fraud to affordable levels. I don't expect typical ISPs to do much else in general.
2. If you have IP services enabled (duh - it's an ISP connection) ...
Actually, I'm not sure the extent to which I can handle inbound connections, because of the cable modem's NAT behavior. My machine at home with the cable modem is a Mac. Seems I could try things out with the infamous FTP "service" in NCSA Telnet... Rick. smith () securecomputing com
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- RE: Network Traffic Violations jrtietsort (Sep 10)
- RE: Network Traffic Violations Ted Doty (Sep 11)
- RE: Network Traffic Violations Rick Smith (Sep 11)
- RE: Network Traffic Violations Ted Doty (Sep 13)
- RE: Network Traffic Violations Rick Smith (Sep 13)
- RE: Network Traffic Violations David Lang (Sep 14)
- RE: Network Traffic Violations Dominique Brezinski (Sep 15)
- RE: Network Traffic Violations Rick Smith (Sep 11)
- RE: Network Traffic Violations Woody Weaver (Sep 13)
- RE: Network Traffic Violations Paul D. Robertson (Sep 14)