Re: Port scan defense

From	nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Port scan defense
Date	2016-12-06 12:53 -0500
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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In article <o26tpf$rs8$1@node2.news.atman.pl>, Krzysztof Mitko
<invalid@kmitko.dot.list.at.pl> wrote:

> >> Why bother to "block" the ads? Alias the servers that try to cram 'em
> >> into your face to a black hole and be done with it.
> >> 
> >> Can't get any more effective than never getting the garbage at all.
> > 
> > that's how ad blockers work.
> 
> Not exacly. Yes, you can block the adserver altogether, but you can 
> also block specific element of the website. For instance, I read my 
> favorite newspaper online and I pay for the paywall access, but I use 
> adblock to block the comment section below the article (it's better for 
> my sanity). It would be impossible to accomplish with just a simple 
> server blocking.

that's nothing more than an implementation detail.

ad blockers detect known ad sites and blocks them from loading. 

whether it's done via a hosts file, intercepting the html or some other
method does not matter. at the end of the day, the ads don't load.

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Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-04 11:45 -0500
  Re: Port scan defense Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-12-04 17:14 +0000
    Re: Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-04 13:09 -0500
      Re: Port scan defense Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-12-04 18:49 +0000
        Re: Port scan defense JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-12-04 16:18 -0500
          Re: Port scan defense Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-12-04 23:34 +0000
          Re: Port scan defense David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2016-12-04 19:02 -0600
      Re: Port scan defense Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-12-04 20:00 +0000
        Re: Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-04 15:17 -0500
          Re: Port scan defense Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-12-05 17:58 +0000
          Re: Port scan defense Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2016-12-05 14:56 -0500
            Re: Port scan defense John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2016-12-05 13:01 -0800
              Re: Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-05 16:18 -0500
            Re: Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-05 16:18 -0500
              Re: Port scan defense Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-12-05 23:10 +0000
                Re: Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-05 18:18 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-12-05 23:34 +0000
                Re: Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-05 18:45 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-12-06 00:34 +0000
                Re: Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-05 20:11 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-12-06 04:28 +0000
                Re: Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-06 08:40 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-12-06 15:17 +0000
                Re: Port scan defense Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-12-06 11:24 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-12-06 16:56 +0000
                Re: Port scan defense Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-12-07 12:11 -0500
                Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-12-08 21:24 +0000
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Alrescha <alrescha@gmail.com> - 2016-12-08 16:46 -0500
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-12-09 10:39 -0500
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Alrescha <alrescha@gmail.com> - 2016-12-09 13:03 -0500
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-12-10 09:21 +1100
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-12-10 04:36 +0000
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-12-10 19:39 +0000
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-10 15:55 -0500
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-10 16:05 -0500
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-12-09 12:17 +1100
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-12-09 14:18 +0000
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-12-09 10:46 -0500
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-12-10 20:11 +0000
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-12-10 09:48 +1100
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-12-10 20:42 +0000
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-12-11 13:11 +1100
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-12-12 00:06 +0000
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-12-12 14:22 +1100
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-12-12 23:41 +0000
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-12 18:59 -0500
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-12-13 13:37 +1100
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-12-13 22:03 +0000
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-12-14 21:54 +1100
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-12-14 19:48 +0000
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-12-15 09:02 +1100
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-12-15 21:45 +0000
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-12-16 11:28 +1100
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-12-17 16:06 +0000
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-12-18 10:10 +1100
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-12-18 16:22 +0000
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-12-19 10:05 +1100
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-12-19 15:38 +0000
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-12-24 07:00 +1100
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-12-13 05:35 +0000
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-09 18:03 -0500
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-12-09 18:18 -0500
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-09 18:27 -0500
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-10 09:33 -0500
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-10 10:24 -0500
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-10 12:02 -0500
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-10 12:40 -0500
                Re: Apple Ads (Re: Port scan defense) Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-10 12:43 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2016-12-09 07:02 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-12-09 10:49 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense MistahJohnson <null@example.com> - 2016-12-10 07:07 +0000
                Re: Port scan defense Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2016-12-09 07:03 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-09 10:30 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-12-09 10:51 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2016-12-06 09:30 -0800
                Re: Port scan defense nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-06 12:38 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Krzysztof Mitko <invalid@kmitko.dot.list.at.pl> - 2016-12-06 18:50 +0100
                Re: Port scan defense nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-06 12:53 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2016-12-09 07:07 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-09 10:30 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-12-09 11:00 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-09 11:03 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-12-10 17:21 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-10 17:42 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2016-12-10 16:53 -0800
                Re: Port scan defense "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-12-10 19:28 -0600
                Re: Port scan defense nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-11 07:36 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-12-11 02:24 +0000
                Re: Port scan defense "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-12-06 16:46 -0600
                Re: Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-06 18:51 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-12-07 07:52 +0000
                Re: Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-09 08:17 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-12-06 15:20 +0000
                Re: Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-06 18:51 -0500
                Re: Port scan defense Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-12-07 07:40 +0000
                Re: Port scan defense Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2016-12-09 06:55 -0500
  Re: Port scan defense Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-12-04 18:44 +0000
    Re: Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-04 14:23 -0500
      Re: Port scan defense Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-12-04 19:51 +0000
        Re: Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-04 15:15 -0500
      Re: Port scan defense JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-12-04 16:23 -0500
        Re: Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-04 16:36 -0500
          Re: Port scan defense JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-12-04 16:47 -0500
            Re: Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-04 16:52 -0500
          Re: Port scan defense Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-12-04 23:36 +0000
            Re: Port scan defense Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-04 18:51 -0500
        Re: Port scan defense "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-12-04 18:42 -0600

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