RE: (PM) Filtering Mail Pings

Matthew Crocker (matthew@crocker.com)
Tue, 20 Jan 1998 10:58:54 -0500

Very true that the session timeout is the way to go to limit these
bandits... we set ours to 25200/sec or 7hrs.. However some clients are
set up with a 4 or 5 hour time out, as we have singled out the problem
ones.. But wait, there's more...

A filter that can detect when someone is simply pinging the connection at
regular intervals would be the answer... The trouble is, while the

No, The answer is to stop charging for 'unlimited' access. You are
complaining because people are using what they are paying for?

The ComOS needs to have something written into it that detects pings that
come in regular intervals and pops people out the moment it detects it.
Then we can tell people when they sign up that pinging the connection is
illegal and if they do it they will be popped out.

No ComOS doesn't need this impossible to write code bloat. ISP's need to
learn what they sell and what its worth. Simple cure to the modem hogs is
a BIG bill from the ISP.

Simply notifying people of their abuse does not work... How can I tell
someone not to do something when I have left the whole there for them to
do it?

I think the whole is in your billing model. ;)

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