Re: Annoying dynamic DNS updates
Some cable user's machine running default-configured MS apps is sending Paul dynamic DNS queries that it shouldn't, because somehow it's decided he's got an interesting destination (I'm guessing f.root-servers.net ?) Paul wants the user to get an error popup about it. Well, default-configured Microsoft applications have an application that lets you send a machine popup dialog boxes; it's been discussed here recently because spammers abuse it and (related discussion) it uses Port 135, so it might or might not be blocked by Comcast.net. So the obvious thing to do is find whichever program it is you use to send those messages, and start sending popups, guessing that it might not be blocked. The user's unlikely to have a clue what to do about them, but if you include a URL, you may get their attention.
WCS> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 00:05:36 -0500 WCS> From: "Stewart, William C (Bill), RTSLS" [ moderately snipped ] WCS> Some cable user's machine running default-configured MS apps WCS> is sending Paul dynamic DNS queries that it shouldn't, WCS> Well, default-configured Microsoft applications have an WCS> application that lets you send a machine popup dialog boxes; It would be amusing if said "popup spam" got Comcast's attention, and they contacted Paul about an "urgent matter"... Eddy -- Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - EverQuick Internet Division 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 : blacklist@brics.com -or- alfra@intc.net -or- curbjmp@intc.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked.
anyone who doesn't have the windows messanger service disabled or fire-walled. gets huge piles of messenger spam so it will look just like more messanger spam to those people. joelja On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Stewart, William C (Bill), RTSLS wrote:
Some cable user's machine running default-configured MS apps is sending Paul dynamic DNS queries that it shouldn't, because somehow it's decided he's got an interesting destination (I'm guessing f.root-servers.net ?) Paul wants the user to get an error popup about it.
Well, default-configured Microsoft applications have an application that lets you send a machine popup dialog boxes; it's been discussed here recently because spammers abuse it and (related discussion) it uses Port 135, so it might or might not be blocked by Comcast.net. So the obvious thing to do is find whichever program it is you use to send those messages, and start sending popups, guessing that it might not be blocked. The user's unlikely to have a clue what to do about them, but if you include a URL, you may get their attention.
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Stewart, William C (Bill), RTSLS wrote:
Well, default-configured Microsoft applications have an application that lets you send a machine popup dialog boxes; it's been discussed here recently because spammers abuse it and (related discussion) it uses Port 135, so it might or might not be blocked by Comcast.net.
135 is, indeed, blocked by Comcast. -- Brandon Ross AIM: BrandonNR Principal IP Engineer ICQ: 2269442 Comcast IP Services Yahoo: BrandonNRoss
135 is, indeed, blocked by Comcast.
What about ICMP (24.218.168.0 subnet) ? I was informed ports 135-139 and 4444 were blocked only.
-- Brandon Ross AIM:
BrandonNR
Principal IP Engineer ICQ: 2269442 Comcast IP Services Yahoo: BrandonNRoss
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