Re: [tor-relays] So long and thanks for all the abuse complaints

[Zack Weinberg <zackw@xxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 1:00 PM, s7r <s7r@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Zack Weinberg wrote:
>> With my exit node operator hat on, I too would like to see some sort
>> of port-scanning prevention built into the network.  In my case, I had
>> to turn off exiting to the SSH port because we were getting daily
>> complaints about abusive scanning for devices with weak admin
>> passwords.  Which is a shame, since there are plenty of legitimate
>> uses for SSH-over-Tor.
...
> I don't think this is the way to go, under any circumstances. Better to
> learn to make difference between junk notification and serious reports
> that require action or reply.

For the record, those daily complaints about abusive SSH scanning were
serious reports requiring a reply.  And they were not all from the
same source.

zw
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