----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Traylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 11:08
Subject: [IMail Forum] SBC Global threatens account suspension for infected
users


> SBC/Yahoo is trying to help get the word out about viruses, Sasser in
> particular, and in fact threatens account suspension for infected users!
>
> http://help.sbcglobal.net/alert_worm-threat_050204.html
>
> "Failure to take appropriate action could result in infection of your
> system, slow browsing or the inability to connect to the Internet and
spread
> of this problem - and could lead to suspension of your account."
>
> Go get 'em SBC!

It's about bloody time.  When Blaster was causing chaos (it was knocking out
our old Cisco AS5200 dialup server until we finally blocked ICMP ping
traffic to and from it), we did our best to review huge SNMP logs to
determine which of our customers were broadcasting.  Too many ISPs,
particularly the big ones, don't seem to give a damn what traffic they're
spewing.  There are simple, economical (sometimes even free) ways to deal
with these worms, and if individual users aren't being responsible, then I
think the scissors should be taken to their connection.

-- 
A. Clausen
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