Re: Why you have hardware firewalls

From: Arthur Hagen (art_at_broomstick.com)
Date: 04/06/05 

Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 23:11:26 -0400

MyndPhlyp <nobody@homeright.now> wrote:
> "Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message
> news:A2u4e.11155$Fh4.1053@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
>>
>> [...snip list...]
>
> FWIW, I got tired of all the attempts at hacking my exposed web site
> and took the shotgun approach blocking all the RIPE and APNIC
> networks I could identify. Things got quiet real quick. Some are on
> your list (marked "*"). I think this is the complete list (at least
> it was 5 months ago). All blocks are Class A (x.x.x.x/8).

That seems like tossing the baby out with the bath water. I'm sure you're
going to curse your decision the next time you need to download an Asus BIOS
from Taiwan, or access BBC World News, or something else :-)

Regards, 

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