Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 09:24:14 -0600 From: Duane Attaway <dattaway@dattaway.org> Subject: Re: RoadRunner Scanning Networks Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.50L0.0301270917100.18264-100000@dattaway.org>
On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Dustin Decker wrote:
> http://security.rr.com/probing.htm
>
> Road Runner more or less is stepping up to the plate - they're scanning
> their own IP range looking for proxy's and the like that are
> misconfigured. In addition, they're scanning the IP of any host that
> connects to their SMTP servers in a move to find open relays.
RR has been doing that for some time. It keeps a few unfortunate
customers from landing the entire RR address block on blacklists. I hope
all ISPs scan for popular vulnerabilities as it is a valuable service to
the internet as a whole. It helps squash spam and deworm the internet.
If only the Chinese government who feels it so necessary to regulate free
speech would look at their relay problem...
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