Text 9470, 52 rader
Skriven 2010-07-26 23:51:38 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
   Kommentar till text 9441 av mark lewis (1:3634/12.0)
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Hello mark,

 MvdV>> I see absolutely no reason to invest time and energy in
 MvdV>> attemting to block tor exit nodes.

 ml> you just don't know where to look, then...

Right, I do not know how to do it. I suppose I can find out if I want to, but I
have better things to do. When I was young, I would delve into anything that
came my way. Now that I am not so young any more, I realise that I will never
have enough time to delve into everything, so I have to make choices. I do not
see users entering my system via tor as a security risk and you have told me
nothing to change my mind, so I will let this cup pass.

 ml> it is also very possible that you don't offer anything that they
 ml> want... i guess i do

Or maybe there is totally different reason why you get so many attacks. I
already mentioned big fences attracting thieves. Or maybe you should spend a
few more bucks and get you own domain and a DNS provider that can give you
(d)dns services on your own domain. Maybe it is a leak at dynip....

 ml> because they are blocked all day long every day
 ml> and my network traffic is no where near as high as it used to be
 ml> before i implemented the procedures i currently use ;)

 ml> when you and bob actually learn something about security protocols,
 ml> the attack methods being used and you are actively dealing with such,
 ml> then come back and we may talk about it again... maybe... maybe not...

Probably not. I am trained to do my own research. If and when the subjects you
mention float to the top of my list of priorities, I will deal with it without
your help. Until then I have better things to do. So thanks but no thanks.

 ml> as a friend of mine once stated, "I'm in security. I have a right to
 ml> be paranoid and protect my systems and infrastructure in any way I see
 ml> fit." ;)

Everyone has a right to be paranoid. But "wanting to know who uses my system"
is no really a reason. You haven't told us /why/ you want to know that. You
also have not told us why you consider knowing the user's IP as "knowing who it
is". An ordinary citizen can in most cases not trace it back to a name and a
street address.

But then again, you don't need a reason. As you say, it is your system. So good
luck with it.


Cheers, Michiel

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