Smurf attack from AS1717

the attack was without warrant.
and started:
11:42:53 AM: Dial-Up Adapter [0000][Ref# 2] Blocking incoming ICMP:
src=193.51.125.253, dst=206.173.231.208, type 0.
and ended at:
11:43:10 AM: Dial-Up Adapter [0000][Ref# 2] Blocking incoming ICMP:
src=193.49.21.7, dst=206.173.231.208, type 0.

generating 9486 lines from AS1717

inetnum: 193.51.125.0
netname: FR-SHSNET6
descr: LISH - CNRS
descr: Laboratoire d'Informatique pour les Sciences de l'Homme
descr: 54 Boulevard Raspail, F-75006 PARIS, France
country: FR
admin-c: Jean-Louis Leonhardt
tech-c: Philippe Leca
remarks: RERIF
changed: rensvp@urec.fr 940928
source: RIPE
Your probe of 193.49.21.7/24 yielded the following results:

Network: 193.49.21.0, Netmask: 255.255.255.0, Broadcast: 193.49.21.255,
Responded: Yes
(broadcast=4, network=0), Duplicates: 3

CONCLUSION: This network is a potential smurf
amplifier.

id: 1025582
created: 1998-10-23 17:13:24 CET
updated: 1999-05-16 21:01:34 CET
network: 193.49.21.0/24
net-descr: not-analyzed

last-probed: 1999-05-16 21:17:04 CET
responding: Yes
duplicates: 3 (highest seen, resets to 0 when 0 seen)
fixed: never

home-as: 1717
as-descr: not-analyzed

(snip)

CONCLUSION: This network is a potential SEVERE
smurf amplifier.

a 43 amplifier is severe these days...but last year severe == several
hundred amplifier...i guess RELATIVELY...progress has been made.

habit