Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 00:26:07 -0500 (EST) From: Omachonu Ogali <oogali@intranova.net> To: tomb <tomb@cgf.net> Cc: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca>, freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Denial of Service.... anyone else see this attempt. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002240024340.4271-100000@hydrant.intranova.net> In-Reply-To: <38B4817A.E97174EE@cgf.net>
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Ok...in that case, please move to incidents@securityfocus.com, as this is not an incident reporting mailing list, rather, a mailing list for users/developers to discuss FreeBSD security. On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, tomb wrote: > I totally disagree as long as the machine in question is a FreeBSD box. > Although there is very little we can do to prevent this kind of > activity. The information IS of interest. If nothing else provides us > us with stat's on who's doing what and where. > > The last thing we should be doing is discouraging people from sending > information relating to FreeBSD security. > > If it seem's like it belongs on a different list then post it on and > politely re-direct the initator to that list. > > Tom > > > Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group wrote: > > > > I'd like to say to all on this list that this type of message should > > probably not be posted here on FreeBSD-Security. INCIDENTS@securityfocu > > s.com is a better place for this. They discuss this and many other > > types of incidents. > > > > Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 > > Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 > > Team Leader, Sun/DEC Team Internet: Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca > > UNIX Group, ITSD, ISTA > > Province of BC > > "COBOL IS A WASTE OF CARDS." > > > > In message <200002231354.IAA06975@bg-tc-ppp873.monmouth.com>, Bill > > Pechter writ > > es: > > > Dear sirs: > > > > > > I'd like to report what appears to be an attack on my machine. > > > > > > I picked up 6500 of these attempts ending when I dropped outside > > > connectivity at 8:34 this morning. > > > > > > This is a denial of service, since all my machine was doing was logging > > > these messages. > > > > > > This attack fully saturated my 33.6 ppp link. > > > > > > Bill Pechter > > > pechter@monmouth.com > > > > > > > > > ----- Forwarded message from The root of all evil ----- > > > > > > >From root Wed Feb 23 04:59:32 2000 > > > Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 04:59:23 -0500 (EST) > > > From: The root of all evil <root> > > > Message-Id: <200002230959.EAA65453@bg-tc-ppp369.monmouth.com> > > > To: root > > > Subject: tcpd: unknown@fes-d004.icq.aol.com[205.188.153.100] tried to use rpc > > > .rquotad (denied) > > > > > > [fes-d004.icq.aol.com] > > > > > > > > > ----- End of forwarded message from The root of all evil ----- > > > bpechter@monmouth.com | Microsoft: Where do you want to go today? > > > | Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow? > > > | BSD: Are you guys coming, or what? > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message > > -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Omachonu Ogali oogali@intranova.net | | Intranova Networking Group http://tribune.intranova.net | | PGP Key ID: 0xBFE60839 | | PGP Fingerprint: C8 51 14 FD 2A 87 53 D1 E3 AA 12 12 01 93 BD 34 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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