From: Jonathan Cooper <entropy@IntNet.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 95 03:41:25 PST
To: Richard Parratt <rparratt@london.micrognosis.com>
Subject: Re: Internet, spamming, etc.
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> One could theoretically have a package that sprayed UDP packets
> at a particular IP address, or even have a modified TCP
> that ignored disconnects. I think most service providers
> would regard using such code as being on a par with running
> a program that tried to telnet sequentially to all known IP
> addresses, trying common passwords on each.

  Code exists to do all of the things that you've mentioned.

  That was the original point of the discussion.

-jon

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