The end problem is still users and really, these users will click on
anything that has a bright and shiny button which says, Ok. Really,
does setting up a portal help? Perhaps a "sandboxed" area which has
some information on securing their machine and keeping it clean may be
the way to go but how much more of a resource will it chew up?
Best regards,
Mark
On 06-Oct-2009, at 11:56 PM, Owen DeLong wrote:
On Oct 6, 2009, at 1:20 AM, Eugeniu Patrascu wrote:
Gadi Evron wrote:
Barton F Bruce wrote:
Stopping the abuse is fine, but cutting service to the point that
a family
using VOIP only for their phone service can't call 911 and
several children
burn to death could bring all sorts of undesirable regulation let
alone the
bad press and legal expenses.
While a legitimate concern it's also a red herring, as it's a
technical problem looking for a technical solution.
Gadi.
I think the need for someone being able to call 911 from their VoIP
outweighs your right to claim that they should be disconnected from
the Internet.
Besides, if that provider wants to help out, he might setup a
captive portal or something with information regarding tools to
clean their computer.
I disagree... Distributed Denials of Service have gotten to the
point where they can actually endanger
lives. Think about this... In order to be able to make your 911
VOIP call, the VOIP provider has to
be able to process your call. The system that is getting
disconnected because it is an active source
of abuse may be one of many participating in a DOS against someone
elses 911 VOIP provider.
Removing them from the internet could be saving more lives than it
risks.
Someone else pointed out that if the system in question has been
botted/owned/pwn3d/whatever
you want to call it, then, you can't guarantee it would make the 911
call correctly anyway.
Owen
