Re: Denial of Service, Good for AS/400?

["Paolo" <dp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

From what zdnet say...its an ABC attack...1st was
amazon..buy.com....cnn.com...datek....ebay..and etrade...its only a
speculation..so zdnet does not know what it means....its something to think
about
----- Original Message -----
From: "Art Tostaine, Jr." <Art@link400.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 1:50 PM
Subject: RE: Denial of Service, Good for AS/400?


> If it shuts down the HTTP server, and your Amazon.com, your shut down.
Period.  Other AS/400 jobs
> are probably still not running very quickly, until you end the HTTP
server.
>
> Doesn't the HTTP server run at normal interactive job priority 20?  If it
does, it would be just
> like any other runaway interactive job.  It would bog everyone down.  Of
course, then the CFINT
> governor would come in....
>
> It was also my understanding that the servers didn't crash, they just
couldn't respond to all of the
> requests.  So MOST people got server unavailable while the server
dutifully tried to fill all of the
> other bogus requests.
>
> Art Tostaine, Jr.
> CCA, Inc.
> Jackson, NJ 08527
>
> >On Behalf Of Stone, Brad V (TC)
> >I don't really see how it could.  It may shut down the HTTP or SMTP
server
> >instances, but not the whole box.  That's the difference between a PC and
an
> >AS/400.
>
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