RD> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 09:48:16 +0800 RD> From: Roland Dobbins RD> When one has a network/system in which the basic security BCPs RD> haven't been implemented, it makes little sense to expend scarce RD> resources testing when those resources could be better-employed RD> hardening and increasing the resiliency and robustness of said RD> network/system. Very true. "Hey, it really _did_ break!" is hardly a useful approach. Your post awakened my inner cynic: Perhaps there are people who look to stress-testing OPNs in hopes that the weakest link is elsewhere, so that they may point the proverbial finger instead of fixing internal problems. #include "cost-shifting/patchining,smtp-auth,spf,urpf,et-cetera.h" Eddy -- Everquick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita ________________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses: davidc@brics.com -*- jfconmaapaq@intc.net -*- sam@everquick.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked. Ditto for broken OOO autoresponders and foolish AV software backscatter.