The big problem with having raw IP address capabilities in more hands is =
that it is likely to lead to more DoS attacks etc because more people feel =
they will be able to carry out these attacks with impunity because The =
real IP address of The attacker will not be revealed.=20

While it may not affect you on your own PC much it has The potential to =
cause a huge strain on internet commerce and even what we do for business =
- we may be unable to access web sites for device info or receive e-mail =
promptly etc.

Much The same way if someone downs all The traffic lights in America ... =
The person with their car/4wd while not using The road network will be =
fine for personal safety/ease of travel ... but as soon as they try to use =
The network they can't go anywhere as easily as before.

<snip>
On February 26, 2002 05:44 am, you wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I did follow The Steve Gibson vs Microsoft vs detractors debate about IP
> address spoofing but I don't see that to be much of a concern for my
> personal security - I doubt that someone would want to expend The effort =
in
> performing a DDOS attack on my poor, lowly 56K dialup connection =
(although
> I might be a bit annoyed if my machine was to take part in an attack). =
What
> I am worried about is an IP-address spoofed script-kiddie, using a PC =
while
> mummy and daddy are out shopping, with a "point and click" hack program
> that can access my machine without tripping a firewall. Of course, I =
could
> just attempt to keep The machine trojan free but I thought I would try =
to
> look at The problem from this approach.
<snip>

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