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Fixing open DNS servers

September 28th, 2006 SkyHorse

Ok, there seems to be a *lot* of posts and threads about this issue and I think a simple page is appropriate.

Lets start with the problem. Check the report for your domain here: http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=YOUR_DOMAIN_HERE.COM

An open DNS server is one that replies to a query about a domain it is not responsible for, to anyone who asks for it. For starters, that is just a waste of processing time, but it can be worse if it is used for flooding. See, since a DNS query is (much!) smaller in number of bytes than a DNS response, if it is spoofed it can be used to perform a DoS attack on a computer with several times the bandwidth of the perpretator.

I’ve posted a solution to my obscure cPanel guide, have a look if your interested:
Fixing Open DNS servers

Tags: bind, DNS, GNU/Linux, hacking, hosting, Security, WHM

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Banksy: The Hacker of the Art world

September 19th, 2006 SkyHorse
An art buyer looks at a painting on a wall that reads --I cant believe you morons actually buy this shit--
Banksy is to Art as Hackers are to I.T.Is Banksy a Hacker? Absolutely.
His own words resume his style:
The time of getting fame for your name on its own is over.
Artwork that is only about wanting to be famous will never make you famous.
Any fame is a by-product of making something that means something.
You don’t go to a restaurant and order a meal because you want to have a shit.
Tags: art, banksy, design, graffiti, hacking, hacking, hacktivism, Philosophy, Visionarism

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