On Mon, Mar 11, 2002 at 03:07:39PM -0500, Greg A. Woods wrote:

> > I think they said that had everyone originated from their own machine,
> > the crack wouldn't have happened.
> 
> They might have said that, but if so then they would be incorrect as
> they would be making unwarranted assumptions about the client machines.

Understood, but the attack in question was launched from the intermediary
machine, specifically against those using it as a gateway.  It was never
against client machines.

So, I think they are mostly likely correct, unless you happen to know for
a fact that the client machines were the next item on the attackers list.

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