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Re: DDoS attacks
From: Jason Slagle <raistlin () tacorp net>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 23:12:47 -0400 (EDT)
On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, John Fraizer wrote:
Finally someone has found a POSITIVE use of DDoS scripts! I agree. DOWN WITH ALL IRC NETWORKS!
I can't help but think of that quote "Guns don't kill people, people kill people". If you think IRC makes DOS attacks, you need to check do some serious thinking. Consistantly, attacks have been launched against IRC servers and then later used to attack other entities. But, there is a whole class of network operator out there that would rather just say "Down with IRC" then deal with the actual issues of these attacks. A whole lot of information about the nature of these attacks could be gained if the attacks against the IRC servers were analysed, but alas, everyone seems to just think that if IRC servers go away, DOS attacks will. When they move on to hitting web servers with content they don't like, or mail servers of people they don't like, and one of those happens to be your, we'll see what you have to say. Jason -- Jason Slagle - CCNP - CCDP Network Administrator - Toledo Internet Access - Toledo Ohio - raistlin () tacorp net - jslagle () toledolink com - WHOIS JS10172 /"\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \ / ASCII Ribbon Campaign . Interim Team Lead - . Admin - X - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail . Coders . wombat.dal.net / \ - NO Word docs in e-mail . Team Lead - Exploits . DALnet IRC Network
Current thread:
- DDoS attacks Ariel Biener (Jul 11)
- Re: DDoS attacks John Fraizer (Jul 11)
- Re: DDoS attacks Leo Bicknell (Jul 11)
- Re: DDoS attacks Timothy Brown (Jul 11)
- Re: DDoS attacks John Fraizer (Jul 11)
- RE: DDoS attacks Vivien M. (Jul 11)
- RE: DDoS attacks Dan Hollis (Jul 11)
- Re: DDoS attacks Michael C . Wu (Jul 11)
- Re: DDoS attacks Brad (Jul 12)
- Re: DDoS attacks Jeff Workman (Jul 12)
- Re: DDoS attacks John Fraizer (Jul 11)
- Re: DDoS attacks Jason Slagle (Jul 11)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: DDoS attacks Richard A. Steenbergen (Jul 11)
- Re: DDoS attacks Larry Diffey (Jul 11)
- Re: DDoS attacks Scott Francis (Jul 11)
- Re: DDoS attacks Jon O . (Jul 11)
- Re: DDoS attacks John Fraizer (Jul 11)
- Re: DDoS attacks Jon Mansey (Jul 12)
- Re: DDoS attacks Christopher L. Morrow (Jul 12)
- Re: DDoS attacks Richard A. Steenbergen (Jul 11)
- Re: DDoS attacks Jon O . (Jul 11)