[olug] Cox and Web Servers

[Eric Johnson]

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To those who say there's no reason to filter port 80:

Do you remember the weeks when NIMDA and Code Red first came out? Until
they filtered port 80, it was impossible to make any connections because
the cable modems reset from overload every 2 or 3 minutes.

This was not because people on the network were all running servers; it
was because people off (and on) the network were scanning every IP address
looking for open port 80s. I cannot think of another way to prevent that
situation than to block inbound port 80.

-- Eric Johnson

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