[MilCom] interesting internet traffic ???

[Duane Mantick]

As a general rule, I take unsolicited connect attempts
fairly seriously regardless of where they come from.
Until I actually installed the firewall, I had only
an inkling of how often this happens.  99% of the time,
what I see in those attempts as far as IP's shows up
within the next few days attached to some spam of some
sort.  These get obliterated.  :-)

However, I have lately had a couple that most decidedly
will NOT show up attached to some spam.  Well, let's say
I'd be REAL surprised if it did.  :-)

Thing I don't understand is why the heck they're picking
on ME.  I suspect that a lot of folks here, like myself,
are somewhat judicious about what we actually DO post.
There is a line that I will NOT go beyond, and I don't think
that anything that I have written here even comes close
to that line.

One "item" logged with a name and phone number attached, and
I intend to contact this person and find out WHY; and at
the same time to express a certain concern about this sort
of activity.  After some email about a website that allegedly
encourages us to report what we hear, and I raised questions
about doing so, then some gov't IP starts banging on the
firewall.  Kinda irritates me.  You'd think these people
have better things to do with their time and our tax dollars.

Duane
WB9OMC
Lafayette, IN


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken [mailto:rfinder1 at verizon.net]
> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 6:28 AM
> To: Duane Mantick; milcom at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [MilCom] interesting internet traffic ???
>
>
> Duane & the group:
>
> MILCOM is a public list that can be accessed by anyone who just
> goes to the
> www.qth  website and goes to the milcom archieve.  The monthly
> postings can
> be downloaded or can be sorted by subject and/or by poster's name.
>
> It's been the policy of qth net since milcom was transferred to this this
> server from grove.net  to allow public access to the server without
> restriction.
>
> As far as firewall attacks, surely those folks on DSL or cable always find
> themselves under attack, whether they are a milcom subscriber or not so
> that's the reason for installing firewalls and appropriate security
> software.
>
> MILCOM posting participation IMHO doesn't single you out for
> attacks or for
> that matter some special investigation from one of those three letter
> federal agencies.  With the exception of one individual who was
> contacted by
> the Air Force Office of Special Investigation regarding his
> website (not as
> an enforcement effort to take it down but more as a general information
> hello), no one else (to my knowledge) has had any contact because of the
> list.
>
> HOWEVER, so folks have had contact with law enforcement because
> of their 'on
> scene' activities observation/monitoring activities, but this
> varies greatly
> throughout the US based upon local and security condition status.
>
> Just relax and enjoy the hobby!!!!! :)
>
> Ken
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Duane Mantick" <wb9omc at nlci.com>
> To: <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 12:46 AM
> Subject: RE: [MilCom] interesting internet traffic ???
>
>
> > I do, and in the last couple of days I have had
> > two trace back to, er, "interesting" sources.
> > Which is to say that I think they are likely to
> > be some folks who possibly read this list but
> > do not post to it.
> snip.snip..
>
>