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Date:      Sat, 12 Feb 2000 15:29:58 -0600 (CST)
From:      Gene Harris <zeus@tetronsoftware.com>
To:        W Gerald Hicks <jhix@mindspring.com>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Protection against dDoS attacks?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002121528180.90690-100000@tetron02.tetronsoftware.com>
In-Reply-To: <38A5C792.86CDFF67@mindspring.com>

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On Sat, 12 Feb 2000, W Gerald Hicks wrote:

>  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.

Now, don't go picking on the United Nations!  LMAO

>  
>  Cheers,
>  
>  Jerry Hicks
>  jhix@mindspring.com
>  

Couldn't resist it,
Gene



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