On 3/13/2011 8:39 AM, goe...@anime.net wrote: > On Sun, 13 Mar 2011, Alexander Maassen wrote: >> Why o why are isp's and hosters so ignorant in dealing with such issues >> and act like they do not care? > > they don't act like they do not care. they really *don't* care. no > acting. > > 1) you're not a direct customer, why should they do anything? by doing > nothing it cost them nothing. > 2) why should they do anything to shut down paying customers? shutting > down abusive customers is shutting off revenue sources. > 3) lifting a finger is too much like work. it costs the money and > gains them nothing. > > the only way to correct this behavior is to make it more expensive for > providers to retain abusive customers than it is to keep them. > Is it time for another "notion of self-defense" in responding to/retaliating against a DDoS attack of sufficient strength to hold down a large network, or resource?
Andrew
