>> 2) as a result, many IRC servers can be/are configured to do a 
>> portscan on machines that log on, and kick those machines with open 
>> wingate ports.
> Portscan is maybe said too much, only one port is checked, but yes.
> 
>> So it looks like irc.mozilla.org thinks you are a potential DDOS 
>> zombie.  Banning might be a bit harsh, but the alternative is pretty 
>> ugly.
> This is, to my knowledge, correct.
>> Getting yourself some kind of firewall (even the free ZoneAlarm kind) 
>> ought to improve matters.
> Probably.

The problem was the NAT gw, not me. It's a BSD machine, perhaps the 
check should include a OS detection (nmap -O) and only reject Windows 
clients.

BTW, my ISP is no longer banned, thanks to whoever has done this. And 
sorry for being too harsh in the other message =).




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