Re: [cobalt-security] FTPD DoS

[Peter Batenburg <peter@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The workaround was published days ago on the proftpd-announce list.
And i dont think your attitude against people who do know what they are 
talking about is very fair. How about putting some research in your e-mail 
workarounds before you post them, and say people that do know what they are 
talking about are wrong.
Quote:
"Your servers may not be important to you, but for many they are."
Now tell me if that is according to netiquette?
And please dont reply, as i am not going to continue the discussion.

At 17:44 17-3-2001 +0000, you wrote:
> > I think you dont understand how inetd works. If someone connects to, lets
> > say port 21, inetd spawns a proftpd session. At the moment proftpd starts,
> > it wil read it config file. So who's talking poop now?
>
> Thank you for that.
>
> Here is a nice URL for you about netiquette and top-posting:
> http://www.stanton.dtcc.edu/stanton/cs/rfc1855.html#3
>
> And what EXACTLY has your insult and top-post got to do with the DoS which I
> posted a workaround for, bearing mind that this is a security list?
>
> The workaround posted, however, does work which was the whole point of the
> post to a security list to help people secure their servers.