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Subject: Re: off topic: reporting attempts to access computers
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> My logs show a dictionary attack of invalid user names against port 22.  I
> obtained an abuse@* email address using 'whois' and reported the beginning
> and ending date/times and the originating IP address.
>
> Is there any other information I need to send?

i don't think so.
anyway - if all password are well made still there is no problem.

  Is there someone else I
> should notify?

i don't think so.

> Most of the attacks I receive are from other continents, so I just block the
> network range found via 'whois'.

it's good solution, mostly because those in abuse@* often simply ignore 
such mails.