Linux-kernel mailing list archive 2000-06,: RE: Security - Settings/Setup

# RE: Security - Settings/Setup

Aaron Higbee (ahigbee@va.rr.com)
Fri, 11 Feb 2000 15:04:13 -0500

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Dan-

Thank you for taking the time to contact Road Runner.

The administrators of the ORBS project would frequently scan our members
systems for open mail relays without ours, or our members, permission. We
have previously informed the ORBS administrators know that this practice
was unacceptable, and they did not have our consent to perform these
system-wide sweeps on our networks or our members. ORBS continued to probe
our networks, and members, after we had asked them to stop.

Road Runner strongly believes that any decisions regarding scans on our
systems or our members should be left up to the local Road Runner
affiliates and that the results of the scans should be kept private to
minimize potential abuse. Road Runner views member privacy as a top
priority. We cannot let outside entities probe our network and keep a
database of our members services. In fact, we have already designed an open
relay scanner that is more efficient and not service impacting. The results
of the scan are only known to the individual Road Runner member and Road
Runner Security staff.

Since we can already provide this service and because we feel that the ORBS
scans are an invasion of members privacy, we have implemented measures to
prevent ORBS from scanning our networks.

It was our sincere hope that administrators of ORBS conducted their business
as usual and leave Road Runner out of it. While we did not think ORBS would
be petty enough to block our entire range they surprised us. When we find
out that our members
are being adversely effected by mail administrators who subscribe to the
ORBS list, then we will encourage our members to work with those individual
mail administrators, one on one, to help them choose alternatives to the
ORBS list. There are other more effective blocking lists available to mail
administrators that we are happy to help them configure.
(http://maps.vix.com/rss/)

With this information I hope you can see our reasoning behind the block and
bear with us while we try to resolve any problems it may cause.

Sincerely-

Road Runner Security

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From: dank@alumni.caltech.edu [mailto:dank@alumni.caltech.edu]
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 11:19 AM
To: M1 West Tier 1
Subject: Security - Settings/Setup

Region: $WE$

Subject: Security - Settings/Setup

First Name: Dan

Last Name: Kegel

Phone: 323 931 6717

OperatingSys: Win95

MAC OS Version: <none>

Browser: Net45

Message Text: I can't send mail to linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu because
RoadRunner is on their blacklist for operating open mail relays. The
message I get is
DATA
553-rr.com has multiple open relays and its admins have demanded that
ORBS not test further. Complaints to mherrick@va.rr.com.
553-If you feel we mistreat you, do contact us.
553 Ask HELP for our contact information.

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    Security Administrator - Road Runner Security
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