Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!newsfeed.freenet.ag!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.137 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.73; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'python': 0.11; 'blocked': 0.16; 'blocking': 0.16; 'sat,': 0.16; 'so.': 0.16; 'do.': 0.18; 'to:name:python-list@python.org': 0.22; 'received:65.55.116': 0.24; 'least': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'skip:- 40': 0.29; 'possibility': 0.29; 'related': 0.29; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'question:': 0.31; 'file': 0.32; 'url:python': 0.33; 'date:': 0.34; 'common': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'so,': 0.37; 'email addr:python.org': 0.37; 'server': 0.38; 'to:addr :python-list': 0.38; 'subject:': 0.39; 'legitimate': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'temporarily': 0.60; 'address': 0.63; 're:': 0.63; 'connecting': 0.64; 'more': 0.64; 'email name:python-list': 0.65; 'benefit': 0.68; 'magazine': 0.68; 'malicious': 0.84; '2013': 0.98 X-TMN: [pTC+jNEy0up8T4r+aWe4w/LPFgLvcpJz] X-Originating-Email: [carlosnepomuceno@outlook.com] From: Carlos Nepomuceno To: "python-list@python.org" Subject: RE: Python Magazine Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 07:01:35 +0300 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <8f19e20c-4f77-43dc-a732-4169e482d2b2@googlegroups.com> References: <27969350-4dd8-4afa-881a-b4a2364b3cf1@googlegroups.com>, , , , , <51a0caac$0$30002$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com>, , <7cd17be8-d455-4db8-b8d0-ccc757db5cff@googlegroups.com>, , <8f19e20c-4f77-43dc-a732-4169e482d2b2@googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 May 2013 04:01:35.0432 (UTC) FILETIME=[B7052480:01CE59C5] X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 23 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1369540964 news.xs4all.nl 15893 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:48057 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:46039 ----------------------------------------=0A= > Date: Sat=2C 25 May 2013 20:04:28 -0700=0A= > Subject: Re: Python Magazine=0A= > From: john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net=0A= > To: python-list@python.org=0A= >=0A= > A perfectly fair point=2C Roy. It's just when you started suggesting conn= ecting to your neighbor's file server -- well=2C that's not something that = many people would ordinarily do. So=2C my mind leaped to the possibility of= uninvited connections.=0A= >=0A= > Related question: would denial-of-service attacks be more pernicious with= out a NAT?=0A= > --=0A= > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list=0A= =0A= I don't think so.=0A= =0A= IP blocking still a very common mitigation approach to DDoS=2C but it may c= ause denial of service to legitimate clients who share the same blocked pub= lic IP address used by the malicious clients. So=2C NAPT will still benefit= DDoS attackers=2C at least temporarily (until the IP is unblocked). = =