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| | | Severe server problems, mail, news, and internet the last few days. One of the excuses was that a "SYN" attack had been suffered. What is that? -- ___...___ richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net remove nospam dot Web Site: (URL) Instant Messenger: RJD88888 (...) (26 years ago, 2-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: question for usenet vets.... —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | (...) It's a common denial of service attack, basically involving overwhelming a server with forged TCP/IP packets. To gloss over much technical stuff: there's a "handshaking" procedure involved in making a TCP/IP connection -- the client and the (...) (26 years ago, 2-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: question for usenet vets.... —Richard Dee
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| | | | | | So it is someone being nasty. It was annoying, to say the least. 2 days without e-mail. Nearly the whole time without lugnet/rtl. And to cap it all off, Outlook Express crashed while downloading messages......lost the whole configuration, and (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: question for usenet vets.... —Tim McSweeney
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| | | | | | | (...) If you separate Two Technic Beams by Two plates you can place a third Techinc Beam at right angles t them with pegs to produce a robust frame, Try using this Technique to hold the wobbly bits on you car. it's great. <ducks> Tim (26 years ago, 3-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: question for usenet vets.... —Richard Dee
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| | | | | | | | (...) Try (...) I did consider a lego option for mounting the rear-view mirror to the dashboard...... Wouldn't mind scaling-up an 8880 for driving around in, and filling in the gaps typical of Technic models. But it is winter, and all of the holes (...) (26 years ago, 5-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: question for usenet vets.... —Tim McSweeney
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| | | | | | | | (...) You could move to a tropical island... but then You'd get sand in your lego :( or worse, lose your lego in the sand! Tim (26 years ago, 6-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: question for usenet vets.... —David Johnston
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| | | | | | (...) so these SYN attacks makes your car fall apart and makes your friends get married? How long do these attacks usualy last, because my car has been crappy for a long time, and all my friends are married...... Dave (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: question for usenet vets.... —Richard Dee
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| | | | | | (...) Very funny. Just one of a catalogue of bad events that week...... (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: question for usenet vets.... —Mike Stanley
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| | | | (...) Maybe you've angered someone with great powers? :) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: question for usenet vets.... —Richard Dee
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| | | | I have angered many people...... Could this be Marilou's revenge? Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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