i think it was an observation they made, and suggestions to make things better. I don't think the message was "fix this or you'll be off the air one day.". if they have a 56k port speed(stuck in the 80's), there is potential there for a DoS from a large volume of spam back splatter.. 8) over all, I'm inclined to accept your assumptions. -g On Oct 4, 2010, at 2:38 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Greg Whynott <Greg.Whynott@oicr.on.ca> wrote:
A partner had a security audit done on their site. The report said they were at risk of a DoS due to the fact they didn't have a SPF record.
This is pure unadulterated BS from someone who doesnt understand either DDOS mitigation, or SPF .. or more likely both.
-- Suresh Ramasubramanian (ops.lists@gmail.com)