Re: [tlug] Ping vs www server

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 18/04/2008, Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com> wrote:

> Josh Glover wrote:
>
> > Again, trade-offs where my calculation and yours differ. As long as we
> > both have made the calculation, I see no problem here.
>
>  The problem is that this sort of thing tends to characterizes a trade-off
> made between a network security administrators interests rather then the
> companies interests as a whole.  It goes along with block everything
> approaches to email and web access.

I don't quite understand what you are advocating, nor do I understand
why dropping echo requests is against the company's interests as a
whole.

Can you clarify?

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Cheers,
Josh