By limiting the access to prevent hacks (if indeed it was the reason) you make it a more attractive target to hack (forbidden fruit is all the more tasty when it's guarded) without actually improving security (although it does follow this administration's of improving the appearance of security without affecting actual security. ;^)
Any hacker (even poor ones) can hide their origin. Modifying headers, using proxy accounts, zombies, domestic shell accounts and so forth - there's really no security to be gained at all. I still think it's just a technical glitch or non-policy decision - there's still no actual sense to it that I can see. Jim Davis -----Original Message----- From: Sam Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 3:51 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Bush Campaign Web Site Rejects Non-US Visitors Maybe they want to limit hacker attemps to just this country. Just a guess. -sm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:133034 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
