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Re: FCC
said by fantomposter  :
A simple outgoing port 25 block at the nearest router for the IP address the infected user is on and the flow of spam stops.
BINGO
But take it a step further . . . port 25 blocking across the entire network. Stopping the spam abusing the rest of the internet takes precedence over the inconvenience of those who may be legitimately sending email thru servers other than those belonging to their ISP.
Then Comcast can fight it out with zombied customers who continually bang on the door of a closed port without the rest of the internet receiving the garbage.
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JTRockville
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clubs: | Does the solution always have to be soooooooo draconian?
AOL has enjoyed much success by blocking port email from the offending IPs.
Why couldn't/doesn't Comcast do this? |
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Nightfall
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| said by JTRockville :
Does the solution always have to be soooooooo draconian?
AOL has enjoyed much success by blocking port email from the offending IPs.
Why couldn't/doesn't Comcast do this?
That is also an option.
Maybe keep these ports open to you initially, but then if your system is comprimised, the ports are closed. I think of it like network access. You are given full rights to do what you want. If you prove yourself to be a moron when it comes to security, then you are downgraded. If the ISP downgrades you, then they have to submit a message to the user explaining why and so on.
Obviously, this won't fix the port 80 attacks bouncing off my router because you can't close that port if the user is a moron without shutting down their entire internet access. 
In some cases, it has to be draconian and in other cases it doesn't. If we want to have a system like this, each ISP is going to have to hire experienced network people to be able to determine if these machines have been comprimised. There should be a checks and balances system in place so only the users who have comprimised machines have their connections turned off or ports closed. There can be no room for error due to the fact that it will take only one user who gets shut down to complain about it and cause a huge stink.
Since experienced network people cost money, and you are going to need a nice group of them to monitor all the systems and look for violations, I don't see it happening.
It would be easier to just cut the connection instead of do it the right way.
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fantomposter
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| said by Nightfall :
Maybe keep these ports open to you initially, but then if your system is comprimised, the ports are closed.
Good idea, but how about the converse? Close them all and open it for anyone that asks. My GUESS, 95 percent of the people would not even notice they were closed. |
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JTRockville
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said by Nightfall :
Since experienced network people cost money, and you are going to need a nice group of them to monitor all the systems and look for violations, I don't see it happening.
Does Comcast really think they can provide network services without hiring experienced network people? Weren't the "synergies and efficiencies" of running such a huge network supposed to minimize costs such as these?
If you don't see experienced network people dealing with these issues competently, then you've overlooked AOL (and probably other providers too). |
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TheMadSwede
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said by fantomposter :
said by Nightfall :
Maybe keep these ports open to you initially, but then if your system is comprimised, the ports are closed.
Good idea, but how about the converse? Close them all and open it for anyone that asks. My GUESS, 95 percent of the people would not even notice they were closed.
I'm with you 100% on this, but I'm also laughing to myself as I imagine all the glass-is-half-empty posters here on BBR complaining about port 25 being blocked by that darn [insert ISP name here]. We're never happy.
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