http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/01/15/dos-denial-of-service-attack/ Internet Security Tips and Advice Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:13:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/01/15/dos-denial-of-service-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-20 KIM Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:23:17 +0000 http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/01/15/dos-denial-of-service-attack/#comment-20 is that resonable way to protect against it ? is that resonable way to protect against it ?

]]> http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/01/15/dos-denial-of-service-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Eric Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:47:07 +0000 http://www.securityteacher.com/2008/01/15/dos-denial-of-service-attack/#comment-8 Lots of mail comes around with lovely stories and promises of blessings if sent on to 8 others. (or more) Like chain letters of old this multiplies as each recipients resends. This provides a growing volume and so would expect it to reach critical levels and deny service. Obvious solution is everybody do not send on, the blessings are not there anyway! Also SPAM volumes are increasing for most users un-noticed as they have SPAM filters but the ISP has to carry them. Lots of mail comes around with lovely stories and promises of blessings if sent on to 8 others. (or more) Like chain letters of old this multiplies as each recipients resends. This provides a growing volume and so would expect it to reach critical levels and deny service. Obvious solution is everybody do not send on, the blessings are not there anyway!
Also SPAM volumes are increasing for most users un-noticed as they have SPAM filters but the ISP has to carry them.

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