On Tue, 28 Nov 2000 21:18:34 +0100, Philipp Schulte said: > On Tue, Nov 28, 2000 at 09:04:20PM +0100, Robert Waldner wrote: > > > >Shouldn't this be <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>? > > > > No, $yourproviders complaint is _much_ more likely to be taken > > seriously by $attackers_provider (and it can save you from a lot of > > embarassment if you´d misjudge something). > > > > In other words: you have a better stand at $yourprovider cause it´s him > > your money goes to. > > But what kind of pressure can $your_provider put on a portscanner from > $evil_provider?
None, and they probably won't do anything. They have their own customers who cause problems to deal with. I report abusers directly to their ISP and I often get results; the ISP informs me that the customer was told not to do it again or their account was closed. -- Andrew
