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> But regardless of what IRCD software you run, having tens of thousands of > drones hammering port 6667 is more of an operating system problem. This type > of activity isn't so far removed from an all out deliberate DOS attack. > Although, granted, most DOS attacks don't bother to complete the 3-way > handshake. iptables/pf > Some DDOS attacks are bigger than others. I agree completely IRC servers are > prone to DDOS attacks more than pretty much any other service. That being > said, if you haven't been hit with a DDOS attack big enough to knock your IRC > server offline, than you haven't been running it very long or you run it on a > less hostile IRC network (I.E. gamesurge, freenode). http://www.irc-junkie.org/viewtopic.php?p=1243 http://gavinroy.com/article/4 MfG Markus Koetter _______________________________________________ To report a botnet PRIVATELY please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] All list and server information are public and available to law enforcement upon request. http://www.whitestar.linuxbox.org/mailman/listinfo/botnets
