MaD dUCK on Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:40:27 -0500


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Re: [PLUG] portmap and other things


also sprach Michael Leone (on Tue, 06 Mar 2001 04:36:16PM -0500):
> No; posrtsentry monitors for port scans. If it sees one, it drops the route
> back to that host. Effectively black-holing all further communications from
> the scanning host. Bad for @Home people, since @Home has a stated policy of
> scanning your host every so often, looking for illegal services.

ooooooh. nice. is this black-holing permanent or only for like 3 hours
or configurable or what?

martin

[greetings from the heart of the sun]# echo madduck@ !#:1:s@\@@@.net
-- 
echo Prpv a\'rfg cnf har cvcr | tr Pacfghnrvp Cnpstuaeic


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