But again, that's not what the Lycos solution does. I would refer everyone back to their site, and read the fine print. They are not setting up a complete DDoS, since they have a "balancing" system in place that simply makes the target slower and more costly to run, but without shutting it down entirely.
I need to go back and read what they've said... do they actually mention the term DDoS in their docs? > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Len Conrad > Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 12:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Lycos screensaver tackles spam websites > > > > >"Picket line" is a great > >analogy. > > It's not applicable at all, because the picket line is a protest that > allows strike-breakers to cross the picket lines. A DDoS welds shut the > factory gates. 100% DENIAL of service. > > Len > > > > 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/
