My point was not whether or not the ping succeeded. My point was whether or not ping was able to resolve the URL, which is way independent of sites blocking ping to avoid various security problems.
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Nims,Alva John (Al) Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 10:11 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: valid ftp address I think most places block PING and TRACERT from a Denial of Service attack using PING, that was done A LONG TIME AGO.... Al Nims Systems Admin/Programmer 3 Information Technology University of Florida (352) 273-1298 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 11:42 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: valid ftp address Paul Gilmartin wrote: >Ping may tell little. For example, I work behind a filrewall that blocks ICMP. Indeed. At some places ping and tracert are disabled or blocked. Go figure... >"emea"="Europe, the Middle East and Africa"? Yup. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
