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Subject: Re: Firewalls
From: Juda Barnes <judab @ netcom . com>
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 18:28:23 -0800 (PST)
To: Bernd Eckenfels <lists @ lina . inka . de>
Cc: Edna Candari <mstee @ aviastar . net>, firewalls @ greatcircle . com
In-reply-to: <m0vRSrO-0004irC @ lina>

better idea is to hide your ip by telnet to another computer and run irc 
from there, i guess ppl from the irc wont waste there time to try 
icmpflood the whole server, but take care that this server wont allow 
finger 
because
finger user @
 host will give you that

[fingerd]
Login: judab                            Name: Juda Barnes
Directory: /usr/home/home3/judab        Shell: /bin/tcsh
Office: Israel, 972-3552-1XXX           Home Phone: 972-3553-6XXX
On since Sat Nov 23 21:37 (EST) on ttyr8, idle 0:03,
    from ts021p11.pop3b.netvision.net.il
No Plan.

but as bernd say :)
better be nice to ppl and stop use war scripts of phoenix or any other stuff
that made to annoy pepole 

Yours [root] <= Catch me on the irc    :)



On Sun, 24 Nov 1996, Bernd Eckenfels wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> > Hello, i was wondering what is the best firewall to protect me from
> > icmp's??? I am on IRC(Internet Relay Chat) and I am getting icmped alot and
> > I and tired of it. Please e-mail me back or something and tell me. If you do
> > thanks.
> 
> Use a simple Packet filter. But of course that won't help you much if u are
> at the end of an slow modem line. Then you have to block the ICMPs at the
> remote site (ask your provider). 
> 
> A better method would be not to use warscripts and fight silly games on irc
> but be nice and freiendly and chat. Then you wont get blown away from IRC.
> 
> Greetings
> Bernd
> IRCop uni-karlsruh.de
> --
>   (OO)      -- Bernd_Eckenfels @
 Wittumstrasse13 .
 76646Bruchsal .
 de --
>  ( .. )  ecki @
 {inka .
 de,linux.de,debian.org} http://home.pages.de/~eckes/
>   o--o     *plush*  2048/93600EFD  eckes @
 irc  +4972573817  BE5-RIPE
> (O____O)       If privacy is outlawed only Outlaws have privacy
> 


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