On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Dan Hollis wrote:
Having to spend 20 minutes on hold with a *multibillion dollar telco* while they try to find a security admin, is simply unacceptable.
If you're only waiting 20 minutes, you're having much better luck than me. In our experience, it takes several hours to get in touch with someone clueful enough and with the authority to trace a spoofed attack. Brandon Ross Network Engineering 404-815-0770 800-719-4664 Director, Network Engineering, MindSpring Ent., Inc. info@mindspring.com ICQ: 2269442 Stop Smurf attacks! Configure your router interfaces to block directed broadcasts. See http://www.quadrunner.com/~chuegen/smurf.cgi for details.