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   DevilsPGD to ml@whoami.com   
   Re: Possible to keep a network clean?   
   17 Feb 12 19:27:55   
   
   From: boogabooga@crazyhat.net   
      
   In the last episode of , Med Ley   
    said:   
      
   >When I do an iftop, i see le100.net is constantly trying to connect. Of   
   >course, it's only ~40B of data every time but it hasn't ceased for   
   >months and I suppose it's the same for everybody as my ISP.   
   >   
   >I don't believe anybody needs services from le100.net. They're probably   
   >crackers looking for open ports. Worldwide! And that's certainly because   
   >many users have open ports.   
   >   
   >Some connections also come from Amazon. EC2 accounts, I suppose. Why   
   >don't ISPs stop them right at their door?   
      
   How would your ISP know what traffic you do or do not want?   
      
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