🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.security.misc
Article #1071

Re: ISPs can easily decrease net abuse

#1071
From: Barry Margolin
Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 22:25
13 lines
1634 bytes
In article <MPG.1a353cd8c276f345989ea9@news-server.columbus.rr.com>,
 Leythos <void@nowhere.com> wrote:

> Actually, if ISP's required users to install a router with NAT it would 
> eliminate most of it. The hacks and worms could not infect new machines 
> protected by NAT.

Malware can spread via reading email or web pages.  NAT is totally 
ineffective at stopping that.

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Woburn, MA
Technical Details
Message-ID: <barmar-5B2316.17253905122003@netnews.attbi.com>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!newsfeed2.dallas1.level3.net!news.level3.com!crtntx1-snh1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!chcgil2-snh1.gtei.net!news.bbnplanet.com!wn12feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.203!attbi_feed3!attbi.com!attbi_s01.POSTED!not-for-mail
References: <Xns944467F028317jbuserspc9org@130.179.16.24> <MPG.1a353cd8c276f345989ea9@news-server.columbus.rr.com>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: 10c8f2,17f958067a510d3b
X-Google-Attributes: gid10c8f2,public
X-Google-Thread: ff723,17f958067a510d3b
X-Google-Attributes: gidff723,public
X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-12-05 14:25:41 PST
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!newsfeed2.dallas1.level3.net!news.level3.com!crtntx1-snh1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!chcgil2-snh1.gtei.net!news.bbnplanet.com!wn12feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.203!attbi_feed3!attbi.com!attbi_s01.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.security.misc,can.internet.highspeed
Mail-Copies-To: nobody
Subject: Re: ISPs can easily decrease net abuse
Organization: Looking for work
References: <Xns944467F028317jbuserspc9org@130.179.16.24> <MPG.1a353cd8c276f345989ea9@news-server.columbus.rr.com>
User-Agent: MT-NewsWatcher/3.1 (PPC)
X-Copies-To: never
Message-ID: <barmar-5B2316.17253905122003@netnews.attbi.com>
Lines: 13
NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.34.109.233
X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net
X-Trace: attbi_s01 1070663139 24.34.109.233 (Fri, 05 Dec 2003 22:25:39 GMT)
NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 22:25:39 GMT
Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 22:25:39 GMT