Re: [tlug] Ping vs www server

[Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>]

Josh Glover wrote:
> On 18/04/2008, Curt Sampson <cjs@example.com> wrote:
>   
>>> Josh Glover wrote:
> >  > There are Other Ways to ping. :)
> >
> > Indeed. Other, more difficult and slow ways that vary from host to host.
> >  nmapping a network is neither cheap nor quick, compared to using ping.
> >     
>
> 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.

Edward