Just curious, but why has Microsoft not been hit by a class action lawsuit in relation to the security holes in it's products? If one of the major car manufacturers had a flaw in which someone could take over the vehicle and cause chaos, they would be hung out to dry.
Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Klos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 8:36 PM Subject: [nycwireless] Welchia virus problems > Hi, > > I was wondering what other node owners are doing about the recent > onslaught of Windows viruses and worms. I've been seeing more and more > machines trying to open literally 10,000 connections on the Internet per > minute (and filling up the NAT state table), and it seems due to the > Welchia virus. > > Between this and the viruses / worms which flood our email boxes with > "Current Network Security Update" emails, it seems we are suck constantly > administering to the lowest common denominator. I do not own any Microsoft > products, but I am constantly bombarded with Microsoft problems. > > So what are other people doing to reduce this deluge of garbage? I did not > want to block outgoing access to port 25 from my free networks, but I was > forced to do so; I do not like limiting the kinds of traffic that people > can use from the free networks, but if I don't, then a few people with > viruses can clog the whole connection for everyone else. > > What are other people doing? > > John Klos > Sixgirls Computing Labs > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
