Re: OT: port scan
On Tue, 28 Nov 2000 21:18:34 +0100, Philipp Schulte said:
> On Tue, Nov 28, 2000 at 09:04:20PM +0100, Robert Waldner wrote:
>
> > >Shouldn't this be <abuse@attackers_provider>?
> >
> > No, $yourproviders complaint is _much_ more likely to be taken
> > seriously by $attackers_provider (and it can save you from a lot of
> > embarassment if you´d misjudge something).
> >
> > In other words: you have a better stand at $yourprovider cause it´s him
> > your money goes to.
>
> But what kind of pressure can $your_provider put on a portscanner from
> $evil_provider?
None, and they probably won't do anything. They have their own customers
who cause problems to deal with. I report abusers directly to their ISP
and I often get results; the ISP informs me that the customer was told not
to do it again or their account was closed.
--
Andrew
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