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RE: Down-Under Bounce Attack halted
Please excuse me for my ignorance, but...
What is a "bounce attack"? I only know of mail bouncing, and I don't see a
way of making an "attack" out of such an occurrance... ???
Thanks!
PM
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From: [email protected] on Thu, Nov 14, 1996 1:10
Subject: Down-Under Bounce Attack halted
To: Cypherpunks
The postmaster of that AU site running the bounce attack
assures me he has been able to vanquish the daemon running
the box in question; despite the fact he did not even know it was
there ;-} [Don't ask..]
--
A host is a host from coast to [email protected]
& no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX
Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433
is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
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From: "David Lesher / hated by RBOC's in 5 states" <[email protected]>
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Subject: Down-Under Bounce Attack halted
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Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 18:56:30 -0500 (EST)
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