Interesting that the 3 different people I talked to said nothing about the message on the web site. They just kept repeating that is an illegal activity and for any issues with connecting to the Internet, to call their tech support.
John Tolmachoff MCSE CSSA Engineer/Consultant eServices For You www.eservicesforyou.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 10:14 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] OT NEWS FLASH: Adelphia views Pings as illegal > > > >Of all the lame brain $$%&$#$#&^*([EMAIL PROTECTED] ideas! > > > >They silently sent out commands to reprogram all modems to block all ICMP > >traffic. Inbound and Outbound. > > The only information I can find about that is > http://www.dslreports.com/comment/1576/37808 , which shows that it was > related to Sobig. I know that Charter Communications was also blocking > ICMP packets (and even DNS packets for a shorter period of time) shortly > before Sobig.F's "Second Attack" was going to occur last Friday. These > seem to have been purely temporary precautionary measures. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. > Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you have been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
