On Wed, 27 Dec 2000, Timm Murray wrote:
> I've been reading the flame^H^H^H^H^H adult discussion
> on gatewayed clusters. I think that a better solution would be a
> false node that works just like a regular Freenet node but when
> a request is passed it just waits for a time (depending on how
> high the HTL was set) and return a failed status. They should
> not show up on inform.php or insert anything ever. Their only
> purpase is to slow down a port scan. Run several on your box to
> increase your saftey. They could even warn a real node that
> someone is port scanning (since no real connections would
> come to a psedo-node) and it should lay low.
It is an effective defense, but if the mere presence of a Freenet node is
enough to convince your labile ISP to ditch you, it only makes it easier
for them.
--
Mark Roberts
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