On Wed, 29 Nov 2000 07:35:46 +0100, Philipp Schulte writes: >"Show me the ISP that is willing to take these steps because of a >portscanning script-kiddie.
kpnqwest.at for example ;-) t-online.de is another one, they take something like that pretty serious in the meantime. >It just doesn't make sense to me to complain about some portscanner at >_my_ provider. Often it does, complaining as <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> has sometimes more weight in $otherisps eyes than as <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not only because we´re a fellow isp but also because another pair of eyes (which should have some clue at least) scanned the complaint for sanity. > Since my provider is a university I know that they >wouldn't be happy if I bug them with logfiles. In the non-profit environment they may not be so eager because (I guess) you don´t give them any money at all, but for most isps, this matters (not alot with a simple dialup-customer, but bad publicity would also hit). > If portscanning is not >even illegal, how can I expect my provider to take steps against >it? This happened a few times, dropping a peering often helps because the other isp has to pay for more upstream...and it´s not only a matter of law but also of good business relationships and morale. >But the other guy's provider might have prohibited that in their >contract with their customers so they can ban this portscanner. They are also the first to be expected to do something, but you only have a single point of view, your isp has a much broader base. &rw -- / Ing. Robert Waldner | Network Engineer | T: +43 1 89933 F: x533 \ \ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | KPNQwest/AT | Diefenbachg. 35, A-1150 /
