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From: W Gerald Hicks <jhix@mindspring.com>
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Olaf Hoyer wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> at:
> 
> http://news.excite.com/news/zd/000211/17/if-you-cant
> 
> there are some news about some Solaris/Linux software that has been written
> by US agency to protect ccomputers against the agents needes for dDoS attacks.
> But Source will be closed.
> 
> Alternatively, another guy offers some detection program...
> 
> Any comments?
> 

I'm suspicious of their long-term motives.  I also believe that some in
the FBI would like to make the use of such software mandatory.

I'd almost be willing believe that someone in the government might have
been behind the attacks in the first place.

Cheers,

Jerry Hicks
jhix@mindspring.com


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