16 Aug
2005
16 Aug
'05
1:58 a.m.
[snip arguments]
Do not become the internet firewall for your large customer base... it's bad.
Okay, so please allow me to alter the argument a bit. Say we agreed on: 1. Security is THEIR (customers') problems, not yours. 2. You are not the Internet's firewall. That would mean you would still care about: 1. You being able to provide service. 2. Your own network being secure (?) In a big outbreak, not for the WHOLE Internet, I'd use whatever I can. It can easily become an issue of my network staying alive. Blocking that one port then might be a viable solution to get a handle on things and calm things down. Naturally though you are right again, it is a case-by-case issue and can not be discussed in generalities. Gadi.