[OLUG] Caution to @home users

[lunatik at radiks.net]

Just run that command from the shell.

By the way, would they be able to detect a webserver if it was MASQ'd
out to another box?

mesc wrote:
> 
> I am an @home customer too and their behavior disturbs me.In which file
> would  I add this line?
> 
>             Thank you,Gary Martin.
> 
> brian at bstc.net wrote:
> 
> > 1 liner cure for this invasion:
> >
> > route add -host 24.2.4.66 gw 127.0.0.1
> >
> > Brian Roberson
> > brian at bstc.net
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: da-davidson [mailto:da-davidson at home.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2000 6:21 PM
> > To: olug
> > Cc: da-davidson
> > Subject: FW: [OLUG] Caution to @home users
> >
> > I thought many of the @home subscribers might find this interesting. I
> > am running
> > zonealarm personal firewall on a windows 95 box (yuk I know). Lately
> > I've
> > been getting alerts regarding access to my computer from DNS host
> > hda1.rdc1.ne.home.com. Well it turns out their looking for open SMTP
> > ports or people running servers. Technically Linux is a server even if
> > your not offering
> > services over the internet. I though that everyone should be concerned
> > about this
> > intrusion. It may also be yet another attempt to prevent Linux being
> > used by users. Below you'll find my email message to Cox at home and their
> > reply. The
> > best service is one of openness on the part of businesses to their
> > customers. Hope
> > you find this information useful. I also found it interesting that @home
> > now suggests
> > they scan their systems routinely when this activity has only started
> > this week.
> >
> > My email message to Cox at home.
> >
> > To whom it may concern. I am running a personal firewall. About every
> > ten minutes I am getting an SMTP request from address 24.2.4.66. DNS
> > lookup shows the internet addres of hda1.rdc1.ne.home.com. I believe
> > this server to be coming from your facilities. Could you please tell why
> > this is so and please stop attempting to circumvent my system. This is a
> > violation of my computer. Thank you. All names
> > and places removed to protect the confused.
> >
> > Cox at home reply
> >
> > To answer your question: @Home routinely scans its network to ensure
> > that it
> > is not being used improperly. They scan for open ports that spammers
> > could
> > latch onto to send email from an unsuspecting user's account. They also
> > scan
> > for servers, as running any type of server is against the @Home
> > acceptable
> > use policy. If you are being queried on a regular basis it may be that
> > @Home
> > was alerted to possible server activity on your subnet. In this case
> > everybody on the subnet would be scanned until it was determined who (if
> >
> > anybody) is actually running a server.  @Home is not trying to access
> > your
> > computer, just trying to maintain quality of service for our
> > subscribers.
> > They are within their right to do so according to the Acceptable Use
> > Policy.
> > I apologize if the scans caused you any stress. However, @Home will
> > continue
> > to query users on its network on an ongoing basis, again, to ensure that
> >
> > subscribers are not violating the AUP and inconveniencing other
> > subscribers
> > in the process.
> >
> > thank you,
> >
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