Re: Attn MCI/UUNet - Massive abuse from your network

["Dr. Jeffrey Race" <jrace () attglobal net>]

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 21:33:35 +0000 (GMT), Christopher L. Morrow wrote:
> This is true. The 'security' or 'safety' of the backbone is not affected
> by:
> 1) portscaning by morons for openshares
> 2) spam mail sending
> 3) spam mail recieving
>
> (atleast not to my view, though I'm no lawyer, just a chemical engineer)
>
> So, the issue of termination for this reason isn't really valid. Hence the
> off-topic-ness of this thread.

Compromise to connectivity due to harboring spammers is a security
and safety issue by any reasonable definition.    Being a vector for trojan
horse mechanisms is a security issue.