Re: Fw: Anonymous Qmail Denial of Service

[Mark Delany]

At 09:01 AM 1/6/99 -0000, D. J. Bernstein wrote:
>I've sent a response to bugtraq explaining how to identify the uid that
>filled up the queue.
>
>My message also explains a much more powerful series of four attacks
>against all MTAs, including the IBM Secure Mailer. These attacks can be
>carried out from anywhere on the Internet, not just the local machine.
>They keep the mail queue flooded for several days.

I'm assuming at this stage (as the bugtraq post has not shown up here yet) 
that the response also discusses possible solutions and alternative strategies.

Of course we all know that DOS attacks are plentiful. What few people know 
are reliable strategies for reducing them.


Regards.