On March 16, 2008 at 06:25 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Ferguson) wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > - -- "Glen Kent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >If its done intentionally then it would only make sense if theres a > >DOS attack coming from that address block, or if theres something > >"blasphemous" put up there. If none of these, then why locally > >blackhole traffic? > > > > Usually unintentional. See Pakistan Telecom for recent example.
Pakistan's blackhole was semi-unintentional, kind of like you tried to shoot your spouse but the bullet went through the wall and "unintentionally" hit a neighbor. -- -Barry Shein The World | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 800-THE-WRLD | Login: Nationwide Software Tool & Die | Public Access Internet | SINCE 1989 *oo*