On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Joe Shaw wrote:
But I'm not talking about catching the person who's initiating the attacks, which is next to impossible if the amplifiers aren't willing or able to help. I'm concerned about the FBI possibly playing a part in shutting down the amplifiers. As the FBI agent who I talked with a week ago said "We want to hear about any incident that happens because we do trend tracking." Lord knows if enough people reported large smurf attacks they'd at least do something.
As I'm frequently reminded by my friends at DOJ's computer crimes section, there's not a lot that most FBI field offices can or will do without major damage shown. Unless you count "trend tracking," I guess. -- Ray Everett-Church | Haley Bader & Potts, PLC <www.haleybp.com> Attorney at Law | 4350 N. Fairfax Dr. #900, Arlington, VA 22203 ==================== | voice: +1 703 841 0606 fax: +1 703 841 2345 Opinion(REC) != Opinion(client(REC)) ** This mail isn't legal advice.