On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 12:09:40AM +0100, Toad wrote:
> > Firstly, a DoS attack on a known Freenet node is always going to be
> > possible because a DoS attack on any given IP address, irrespective of
> > what services it is running, is within the capability of the average 12
> > year old script kiddie. 
> 
> Wrong. Total bullshit. A 12 year old kiddie can DoS an address IF HE HAS
> OR CAN ACQUIRE MORE BANDWIDTH THAN THE TARGET. Otherwise the internet
> would have been completely destroyed aeons ago.

Wow - perhaps you need to untwist your knickers.  YOU are wrong - any 12
year old script kiddie could easily co-opt enough Windoze computers to
exceed the typical user's bandwidth.

Ian.

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