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I don't know anything about what digital island is doing in particular, but for a long time people have struggled with the issue of how to offer better quality connectivity to sites off of their network. The communal nature of the Internet in times gone by provided altruistic desires (usually) to provide good connectivity, but as the quality becomes directly tied to cost, it is likely to suffer. I suspect that DI, like many other companies, is actively monitoring external sites to track, study, and hopefully improve connectivity quality to them. -alan Thus spake Christopher J. Wolff ([email protected]) on or about Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 03:58:22PM -0700: > > Hello friends, > > My IDS was just tripped over 300 times. The decoded packet says: > > mailto:[email protected] for questions > This ICMP ECHO REQUEST/REPLY is part of the real-time network monitoring > performed by Digital Island Inc. It is not an attack. If you have > questions please contact > [email protected]............ [removed] > ............................................... > > We are not on their network or in any way affiliated with Digital Island, > I'm just curious if anyone else has seen this anomaly, if it is legit, or if > it is a real attack being spoofed from Digital Island...no response from > [email protected] yet. > > Regards, > Christopher J. Wolff, VP, CIO > Broadband Laboratories, Inc. > http://www.bblabs.com > email:[email protected] > phone:520.622.4338 x234
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