New Denial of Service Attack on Panix

Howdy,

  Could we drop the SYN/Denial thread? It's becoming rather base.

  I think there are other larger issues at stake in the world, like
  routing table growth, code problems, and short-thinking providers
  who don't retain talent to intelligently/reliably grow their network.

  If the thread is of continued significant benefit, I'd be happy to
  host a mail list.

  SYNDRIVEL, there's a name. Perhaps another could be suggested?
  Please don't thread off that question :slight_smile:

  -alan

......... Jim Browning is rumored to have said:
]
] >From: Paul A Vixie[SMTP:paul@vix.com]
] >Sent: Monday, September 16, 1996 9:44 PM
] >
] >> Rather than "educate the enemy" via public discussion, I think it would
] be
] >> best if those capable of contributing to solutions to this problem:
] >>
] >> 1. Collaborated in private
] >> 2. Developed a consensus "I-D"
] >>
] >> If a solution is developed whose effectiveness is not weakened by making
] >> the details public, it can be published. If that is not the case, the
] >> solution can be made available in private to "known entities".
] >>
] >> Make sense?
] >
] >No, I don't think it makes sense. Aside from the lawsuits targetting you
] >for conspiracy if you don't include everybody who needs the ongoing
] partial
] >results in order to stay in business, there is NO solution to this that
] >depends on any kind of algorythmic privacy.
]
] Paul, since you have stepped forward to risk lawsuits from blacklisted
] spammers, it would only be fair for one of the rest of us to accept
] liability for this one. Where do I sign up? :wink:
]
] I hope you are right, as the public discussion clearly is very
] worthwhile...
] --
] Jim
]
]
]
]
]

  Could we drop the SYN/Denial thread? It's becoming rather base.

The discussion could always be moved to the firewalls list. It's
address is firewalls@greatcircle.com with the usual -request address for
subscribing via Majordomo.

  and short-thinking providers
  who don't retain talent to intelligently/reliably grow their network.

Now, that's a rather interesting topic, and timely too.

Why is this happening?

Is it really all that bad?

Could it be seen as a way of releasing the talent to help create newer
organizations/ventures that can do a better job without being saddled with
the baggage of the past?

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