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Message-ID: <20030205164200.GZ27995@faveve.uni-stuttgart.de>
From: delta at lug-s.org (Helmut Springer)
Subject: SQL Slammer - lessons learned

On 05 Feb 2003 at 16:38 +0100, Paul Schmehl wrote:
> Can you think of a legitimate reason why ISPs should allow ports
> 135-139/TCP/UDP to be open to the Internet?

Them selling IP connectivity.  I want an ISP to transport IP
packets, that's it.  An ISP losing packets delivers a bad service in
this regard.

Some people might want to purchase limited internet access or an
online service, that's another story.

-- 
MfG/Best regards,                   "A Feature you cannot disable is
helmut springer                      considered a bug"  comp.os.unix