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This is really going to help a lot of sites protect themselves - right now we just have the evil bit, but being able to block addresses with a ptr in .bot shoul
by gnoway 11y ago
This is really going to help a lot of sites protect themselves - right now we just have the evil bit, but being able to block addresses with a ptr in .bot should eliminate drive-by defacement altogether.
- jessaustin 11y agoYou had me going, there.
- linuxguy2 11y agoThe evil bit is a real thing. https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/evil-bit-RFC3514-real-world-usage https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/evil-bit-RFC3514-real-world-...
- mintplant 11y agoFor definitions of "real" that include April Fools jokes.
- tuxracer 11y agoActually there are some systems in the wild that block evil bit traffic https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/evil-bit-RFC3514-real-world-usage https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/evil-bit-RFC3514-real-world-...
- personjerry 11y agoThe bit exists in a packet. Its usage does not exist. At least, not commonly used for its "intended purpose".
- nickpsecurity 11y agoThat's awesome haha