Re: ISPs can easily decrease net abuse

From: Barry Margolin (barmar_at_alum.mit.edu)
Date: 12/06/03 

Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 23:02:19 GMT

In article <bqh37g$6nd$1@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca>,
 roberson@ibd.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca (Walter Roberson) wrote:

> In article <MPG.1a3584e54aa22f3e989eab@news-server.columbus.rr.com>,
> Leythos <void@nowhere.com> wrote:
> :And the intent, if you had followed the start, what the NAT with no
> :forwarding would be used. Why would I post about how it could protect if
> :the intent was to forward all ports?
>
> We aren't mind-readers, Leythos, to know about your *intent*.
> The words you actually -wrote- had no indication in them that
> you understood about issues such as port forwarding or persistant

You don't need to be a mind-reader, just read his words in *context*. 

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Woburn, MA

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