Re: (PM) Defeating pingage and bots

NOT a LE employee (livingston@iav.com)
Thu, 1 Jan 1998 07:01:56 -1000 (HST)

On Wed, 31 Dec 1997, Chris J. Magnuson wrote:

> I imagine this would be a FAQ but really I don't get the itch scratched
> from reading the archives. Maybe I'm approaching this in the wrong manner.
>
> Anyone written a script that connects to the PM3's, looks at the amount of
> data transferred per unit time and decides whether or not a user is doing
> anything meaningful, then disconnects them if appropriate? Looking for a
> way to detect ping bots, without having to sniff all the time, as a first
> line of defense.

pmmon has this feature... and I believe others have made scripts...

www.pmmon.com or www.tsmon.com either should work and I'm too tired to
check hehe... note: not free, about $400

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Sherwood

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