----- Original Message ----- > From: "jim deleskie" <deles...@gmail.com>
> Why swing such a big hammer. Even blocking those 2 IP's will > isolate your users, and fill your support queue's. > > Set up a DNS server locally to reply to those IP's Your customers stay up > and running and blissfully unaware. > > Log the IP's hitting your DNS servers on those IP and have your support > reach out to them in a controlled way, or reply to any request via DNS > with an internal host that has a web page explaining what is broken > and how they can fix it avoiding at least some of the calls to your helpdesk. Jim's right, of course. In my defense, it *was* 9 am, and I hadn't had any caffeine yet. ;-} Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink j...@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 1274
