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Mike Holland wrote:
<blockquote cite="midaoks53xa3j.ln2@shameless.plug.org.au" type="cite">W.Kenworthy
wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">It turns out, some cheaper modems can
interpret some AT type text
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commands in outgoing (only!) emails as configuration commands with dire
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results. </blockquote>
e-mail? Its worse than that. A simple ping can persuade the modem top
hangup.<br>
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See <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://attrition.org/security/denial/w/mod-ath.dos.html">http://attrition.org/security/denial/w/mod-ath.dos.html</a>
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Anything that causes the PC to send...<br>
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All the DSL users hit reply and leave the quoted text.<br>
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All the dial-up users hit reply, selectively delete and THEN reply...
or disappear offline for a while!<br>
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