There may be any number of reasons why a static IP is useful on a dial-up.
I have several customers who have a penchant for sending mass-forwards of
jokes and other debris.  If one of them gets caught by HiJack, it may be
several hours until I have an opportunity to check the mail server, and
anyone else who happened to connect and get the blocked IP would be unable
to send mail.  By setting a static IP on their RADIUS record, they get
caught, but no one else can get those IPs and also be blocked in the
interim.  These are typical users who are just as likely as anyone else to
catch a spam-zombie infection, so I don't want to whitelist them in HiJack.
It's also easier to trace reported spam (like from the AOL feedback loop) to
a specific user, without having to play detective with RADIUS logs.  And it
facilitates remote control with pcAnywhere.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Bilbee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "JunkMail Declude" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 12:16 PM
Subject: [Declude.JunkMail] Funny RDNS


I got a laugh when I saw this RDNS.

ip-66-234-163-182.static.dialup.wireweb.net

A dedicated IP on a dial up. Are we going backwards?

Kevin Bilbee
Network Administrator
Standard Abrasives, Inc.
____________________________________
Changing the way industry works.
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