Bob, any chance that the Oriental e-mails that came through the list yesterday have any relations? Anyone able to read them things?? Shawn Bob Tanner wrote: > > I have taken ftp.mn-linux.org down for a couple of days. > > Why? > > I took the ftp server offline for a re-org of the redhat mirror. Long story, > summary, redhat is re-arranging their mirrors and we have to fall in line. > > Anyway, I left all current transfers finish. > > On Apr 1st, Real Time got a major DoS against ftp.mn-linux.org, which I can only > assume it's because some script kiddie got ticked off that I took down his > favorite debian/redhat/slackware/kernel mirror. > > After working with UUNet and Sprint to quell the attack, they switched to our > web server. Worked with UUNet and Sprint again, again quelled the attack. > > Well, the attack was pretty broad. ICMP, TCP, UDP, SYN, etc.. Mostly target at > the ftp server and web servers. > > So, to keep the on-call pager from keeping up all night. I ftpshut > ftp.mn-linux.org down until the script kiddies get bored with us. > > Sorry about the inconvience. > > -- > Bob Tanner <tanner at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 > http://www.mn-linux.org | Fax : (952)943-8500 > Key fingerprint = 6C E9 51 4F D5 3E 4C 66 62 A9 10 E5 35 85 39 D9 > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list