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> > Block all APNIC and RIPE assigned networks at the border and all of the > > sudden, hack attempts and CC fraud disappear. > > And if I block the ARIN assigned networks, most of the spam I receive > disappears. It's very effective. If you block all APNIC, RIPE *and* ARIN blocks, together with some legacy stuff, most network abuse problems stop entirely. I have found traffic sourced from 127.0.0.1 to be generally clean though. -- Alex Bligh VP Core Network, Concentric Network Corporation (formerly GX Networks, Xara Networks) |