Re: Still after the apache spammer, more info

From: Baho Utot (baho-utot_at_columbus.rr.com)
Date: 04/27/05 

Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:40:02 GMT

On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 18:09:01 +0000, Bev A. Kupf wrote:

> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 19:04:53 +0100,
> Mike (honey@michaelmoyse.co.uk) wrote:
>> Newsbox wrote:
>>> On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:26:27 -0400, Newsbox wrote:
>>> You could be subject to civil and criminal penalties if your 24/7
>>> connected box is used as a relay to harm other people. Do not REPEAT: DO
>>> NOT discount the reality that enforcers armed with the patriot act could
>>> and may put you in prison or could and may put you to death.
>> Only in America could you be put to death for letting your computer send
>> spam! Lets invade and free the oppressed millions! ;-)
>
> Methinks that Newsbox is being overly dramatic. However, I do
> agree with his sentiment that it is best to take a compromised
> box off the net, (particulary when the compromise is unknown).
>
> Beverly

At the very least he should use iptables and block ports 80 and 25!
If it was my box I certainly would have:
iptables --flush
iptables -t nat --flush
iptables -t mangle --flush
iptables --policy INPUT DROP
iptables --policy OUTPUT DROP
iptables --policy FORWARD DROP 

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