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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: mitigating botnet C&Cs has become useless
On August 1, 2006 at 11:50 [email protected] (Scott Weeks) wrote: >... > there has to be a technical way to do this, rather > than a diplomatic way as the diplomatic ways historically > have not worked in the other areas mentioned, so they > probably won't work here, either. Or we have to keep > going until one can be contrived. Many good attempts > have been made and there will be more to come until we > hopefully rid ourselves of the sickness others of lower > values force on us daily... I have nothing against technical solutions tho after over ten years of a lot of smart people trying, and a grand prize of probably a billion dollars increase in personal wealth, it doesn't seem forthcoming. However, I do take exception to the assertion that "diplomatic ways historically have not worked in other areas mentioned". I think what you mean is that they haven't worked perfectly, but slipped the semantics a little. Surely you didn't mean to say that all efforts to oppose, e.g., the human slave trade have been in vain? The effectiveness has a lot to do with the profitability making the risk worthwhile (e.g., drug trade), and who the crime appeals to; some poor, desparate people will take risks others won't (e.g., high-seas piracy.) Unfortunately all this reasoning might be edifying but it leads nowhere. -- -Barry Shein The World | [email protected] | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 800-THE-WRLD | Login: Nationwide Software Tool & Die | Public Access Internet | SINCE 1989 *oo*
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