9 Jan
2019
9 Jan
'19
7:53 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of John Foust
via cctalk
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2019 6:33 AM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Bogus "account hacked" message
At 08:56 PM 1/8/2019, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote:
I currently have 9000-some blocked IPs in hosts.deny, I
wonder how much
that slows down my store. Ugh, the stuff we are forced to go
through.
Now you've increased your chances by 9000x that someday someone will
complain that they can't reach your site. You said "botnet" right?
- John
9 Jan
9 Jan
12:36 p.m.
On 01/09/2019 06:53 AM, Jay West via cctalk wrote:
Now you've increased your chances by 9000x that someday someone will
complain that they can't reach your site. You said "botnet" right?
Jay, I sent you a direct email a week ago (12/30) about
seeing if we could meet up sometime this year. Possibly it
got into the trash folder. Just wanted to give you a heads
up, in case you had not seen it. If you are too busy, I
understand.
Jon
12:37 p.m.
On 01/09/2019 06:53 AM, Jay West via cctalk wrote:
Now you've increased your chances by 9000x that someday someone will
complain that they can't reach your site. You said "botnet" right?
The people I'm really concerned about hearing from are
mostly more tech savvy and careful with their computers than
the average user, so I'm not that worried about that.
Jon
10 Jan
10 Jan
2:19 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Jay West via
cctalk
Sent: 09 January 2019 12:53
To: 'John Foust' <jfoust at threedee.com>; 'General Discussion:
On-Topic and
Off-Topic Posts' <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Subject: OT RE: Bogus "account hacked" message
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of John
Foust
via cctalk
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2019 6:33 AM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Bogus "account hacked" message
At 08:56 PM 1/8/2019, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote:
I was going to say that permanent blocks on IP addresses seems fruitless.
I assume that BotNets are compromised end user machines, and that the end
users that have them are on standard dynamic IP address, so when some one
gets one of your blocked addresses.....
Dave
I currently have 9000-some blocked IPs in
hosts.deny, I wonder how much
that slows down my store. Ugh, the stuff we are
forced to go through.
Now you've increased your chances by 9000x that someday someone will
complain that they can't reach your site. You said "botnet" right?
- John
2:39 a.m.
On 1/10/2019 12:19 AM, Dave Wade via cctalk wrote:
I was going to say that permanent blocks on IP
addresses seems fruitless.
I assume that BotNets are compromised end user machines, and that the end
users that have them are on standard dynamic IP address, so when some one
gets one of your blocked addresses.....
Dave
And then we have the other end, The latest browsers refuse to let access
to NON approved site. I wonder how soon it will be the web will be only
SLEEZY marketing outfits that bribe GOOGLE and EBAY and MICROSOFT.
Ben.
BTW What ever happened to all the DEC terminals out there?
I can't find any cheap in CANADA.
12:20 p.m.
On 01/10/2019 01:19 AM, Dave Wade via cctalk wrote:
I was going to say that permanent blocks on IP addresses seems fruitless.
I assume that BotNets are compromised end user machines, and that the end
users that have them are on standard dynamic IP address, so when some one
gets one of your blocked addresses.....
Well, they are not "permanent". I forget what I have it set
to, but after some time it does expire them from
hosts.deny Likely, I could set that sunset period shorter.
Jon
2:10 p.m.
Early on, I had a telephone call where they told me that their testing showed that my
computer had a virus. They would fix it for me for only $50. At the time, I didn't
even have a computer connected to the web at home ( lived in the mountains ).
Dwight
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From: cctalk <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org> on behalf of Jon Elson via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 9:20 AM
To: Dave Wade; General at ezwind.net; Discussion@
Subject: Re: OT RE: Bogus "account hacked" message
On 01/10/2019 01:19 AM, Dave Wade via cctalk wrote:
I was going to say that permanent blocks on IP addresses seems fruitless.
I assume that BotNets are compromised end user machines, and that the end
users that have them are on standard dynamic IP address, so when some one
gets one of your blocked addresses.....
Well, they are not "permanent". I forget what I have it set
to, but after some time it does expire them from
hosts.deny Likely, I could set that sunset period shorter.
Jon
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