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1 total messages Started by Tester Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:42
Where is Afterburner when we need him?
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Author: Tester
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:42
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221.39.0.214:5977 open socks4 proxy was used on 29 November for a
Hipcrime attack on nanae. And I got the port number by Googling so it
must have been open and was probably abused before that date.

It was used late North American Monday for a Hipcrime attack on
24hoursupport.helpdesk and the same open proxy was still there Tuesday
at 3580 GMT.

At one time, RCN (formerly Erols) had the famous Afterburner on its
abuse desk. Now, it seems to have Dave Null.

Remember - go to RCN for your net-abuse needs. You put up a phishing
page? It will still be up on Valentine Day. You can get Giganews with
only IP authentication through RCN.

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298. Justice, might.--It is right that what is just should be obeyed; it is
necessary that what is strongest should be obeyed. Justice without might is
helpless; might without justice is tyrannical. Justice without might is
gainsaid, because there are always offenders; might without justice is
condemned. We must then combine justice and might and, for this end, make
what is just strong, or what is strong just.

Justice is subject to dispute; might is easily recognised and is not
disputed. So we cannot give might to justice, because might has gainsaid
justice and has declared that it is she herself who is just. And thus, being
unable to make what is just strong, we have made what is strong just.

299. The only universal rules are the laws of the country in ordinary
affairs and of the majority in others. Whence comes this? From the might
which is in them. Hence it comes that kings, who have power of a different
kind, do not follow the majority of their ministers.

No doubt equality of goods is just; but, being unable to cause might to obey
justice, men have made it just to obey might. Unable to strengthen justice,
they have justified might; so that the just and the strong should unite, and
there should be peace, which is the sovereign good.

300. "When a strong man armed keepeth his goods, his goods are in peace."

301. Why do we follow the majority? Is it because they have more reason? No,
because they have more power.

Why do we follow the ancient laws and opinions? Is it because t
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