Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober)

From: Robert Bonomi (no email)
Date: Sun Dec 04 2005 - 18:24:21 EST

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    > From Sun Dec 4 17:19:43 2005
    > Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 15:18:29 -0800
    > From: Steve Sobol <>
    > To: Rich Kulawiec <>
    > Cc:
    > Subject: Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober)
    >
    >
    > Rich Kulawiec wrote:
    >
    > > And thus we now have blacklist entries such as:
    > >
    > > barracuda1.aus.texas.net
    > > barracuda.yale-wrexham.ac.uk
    > > barracuda.morro-bay.ca.us
    > > barracuda.ci.mtnview.ca.us
    > > barracuda.elbert.k12.ga.us
    > > barracuda.fort-dodge.k12.ia.us
    > > barracuda.ci.garner.nc.us
    > > barracuda.ship.k12.pa.us
    > >
    > > and many, many more.
    >
    > Blocking based on rDNS simply because it implies that a certain piece of
    > equipment is at that address is... not advisable.

    _UNTIL_ the first backscatter arrives from 'that' equipment, that is.

    *wry*grin*


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