Marco S Hyman wrote: <snip>
> To me (and I'll be the first to > admit that this is nothing but opinion and I won't pretend that my opinion > is any better than yours) I see more harm than good in blocking icmp. > I like it when other people tell me I've screwed something up because I > can find it and fix it faster. You can add my violent agreement. Most people are actually good, at least if it takes them little effort. I can't imagine that the objective of security is to have to withdraw and hide from everything and everybody. Imagine removing the highway markers and street signs because they might help the terrorists.