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Old 15-06-2008, 19:35   #17
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I didn't know that! I suppose it wouldn't take much to write a script to ping the crapola out of a server in a "Denial of Service" attack!

Apple.com timed out. Sony.com worked. Google.com worked. Netscape.com timed out so obviously not everybody blocks their servers.

Yes a Denial of Service attack is one reason, though there are others. Some types of ICMP are bad to allow through.. some not as bad, though some people are more paranoid than others.
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