On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 04:14:01 -0800 sthaug@nethelp.no wrote:

According to the people I spoke to, they had not noticed such an attack on the date specified.

And, while not knowing the specifics of this situation, if you were being attacked, and it hurt your network, would you continue to piss the attacker off by validating it? You'll have a problem finding anyone that crazy, I think. On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 02:54:43 -0800 Michael.Dillon@radianz.com wrote:

People should be worried about stuff like this. Banetele is a facilities-based network operator in Norway and these guys are directly attacking their BGP sessions to put them off the air.

I don't know anything about the banetele attack mentioned specifically, other than to say, this matches his M.O. entirely, and, he isn't the only kiddie who figured out that attacking routers is sometimes more effective than attacking the intended victim. John Quincy Taxpayer Concerned about your privacy? Follow this link to get FREE encrypted email: https://www.hushmail.com/?l=2 Free, ultra-private instant messaging with Hush Messenger https://www.hushmail.com/services.php?subloc=messenger&l=434 Promote security and make money with the Hushmail Affiliate Program: https://www.hushmail.com/about.php?subloc=affiliate&l=427