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Re: OT RE: [cobalt-users] re Code Red Storm (Bradley Caricofe)

At 10:03 AM 8/10/2001, you wrote:

>
> In those agreements, Carrie, a "server" means "server software".  I can
> run W2KAS while dialed into earthlink.net all I want; it's only when I
> use my email server to receive or send emails via smtp that I'm running
> a "server" (for example).
>

As far as @Home goes, or in this case Comcast@Home one only need read the
subscriber agreement to see what you can and can't do. There's a lot you
can't do with their residential service:

http://www.comcastonline.com/subscriber-v3-clr.asp
Just scroll down to 6. Prohibited Uses of the Service.
They used to, (maybe they still do),  scan *their* network for news servers
after @Home was threatened with a UDP, (Usenet Death Penalty), because so
many customers had open proxies allowing Usenet spam. The point being, it is
*their* network so they can tell you how you can use it or you can get
access someplace else.
--
Dan Kriwitsky


Here is some of what AT&T @home says:

07/30/01
Viruses have the ability to damage your computer system. Recently, the SirCam and Code Red viruses flooded e-mail systems and may have limited capacity on mail systems for legitimate e-mails. These viruses may cause some e-mail delays on the Excite@Home and AT&T Broadband e-mail systems. Taking preventative measures against viruses will help keep your system up and running, so it's worth the time to learn what you can do to protect your computer from the SirCam and Code Red viruses. 


What is AT&T Broadband Doing About the Code Red Virus?
We're closely monitoring our network and keeping a close eye on how our customers are being affected by the Code Red II computer virus. Our engineering team is running scans of the network to identify infected users. After the scan, AT&T Broadband will alert affected customers to assist them in ridding their computer(s) of the virus. 


How Does the Code Red Virus Affect AT&T@Home Customers?
You may experience slow connection speeds due to the Code Red II virus traffic across the AT&T Broadband network.
Please note that AT&T Broadband customers are not being affected any differently than DSL or dial-up users. However, the virus can ping computers much faster on our high-speed network creating slower customer speeds. 


Filtering Port 80 Q&As
Why is AT&T Broadband and Excite@Home Filtering HTTP Port 80, and how Does Filtering that Port Prevent the Code Red Virus from Spreading?
In an effort to alleviate the spread of the Code Red and Code Red II viruses on the AT&T Broadband High-Speed Cable Internet Network, AT&T Broadband and Excite@Home are indefinitely filtering all incoming traffic on http port 80 for residential customers.
Since the virus infects computers with the IIS Web server software and Window's NT or 2000 operating systems, the blocking of port 80 traffic is one of the first steps in containing the Code Red viruses on the Excite@Home and AT&T Broadband networks. Containing the Code Red viruses will assist in restoring the AT&T@Home service to the standard our customers have come to expect. 


How does the Port 80 filter affect customers?
Blocking of inbound port 80 traffic only affects residential customers that are hosting Web servers with their cable modem. Residential customers that subscribe to Excite@Home Webspace or AT&T@Home Personal Pages and are not hosting a Web server are not affected by the filter.
Are Customers Who Subscribe to AT&T Broadband Business Services Affected by the Port 80 Filter? 

The Port 80 filter only affects AT&T@Home residential customers.


Why Can't AT&T@Home Residential Customers Run Web Servers?
The @Home residential service offering is a consumer product designed for your personal use of the Internet. Customers must ensure that their activity does not improperly restrict, inhibit, or degrade any other user's use of the Services, nor represent (in the sole judgment of @Home) an unusually large burden on the network itself.
The benefits and privileges available from the AT&T@Home, and the Internet in general, must be balanced with duties and responsibilities so that other customers can also have a productive experience.
If they are blocking port 80 that is fine. It seems I am getting hammered all the same. I only have seen a couple of hits to port 80. The rest are all to ports greater than 1000. I had 1510 in a 24 hour period. It appears that most hit 3 times each. My cobalt is not connected to my cable connection, but to my sdsl connection. I have not counted the hits on it. I am noticing a slow down on my workstation connectivity due to my cable connection being hit and thus it is effecting my work with my cobalt box.