ml> hey, if you've had problems in the last day or so accessing my site,

 NB> Yup.

thought so... you're the only one with a .1 in their IP who accesses my
system... i just happened to recognize it when looking at the NMAP scan
alerts my intrusion detection spit out after the update... get two
different ones from your system and also from a system in australia that i
don't recognize... i do suspect that it is a function of your apps in their
preparation to accessing my site to make sure it is up... NMAP wasn't
around when your stuff was written and it could easily have borrowed the
code or method for it's uses which would then get ID'd as being NMAP since
the IDS doesn't know anything about your old DOS type software ;)

 ml> it is due to a new install of the firewall and an update of the
 ml> intrusion detection rules... there is definitely something on your
 ml> system(s) that is doing some sort of scan... possible in preparation
 ml> for connecting but whatever it is is so much like two NMAP scans that
 ml> the IDS rules catches them as NMPA scans and alerts... i've added your

 NB> Hmmm...  and I was thinking it might be storm activity in your
 NB> area. 

nah.. .the only time they stop me if when they blow up the modem or tear
down the lines... other than that, i'm always up... problem is, though,
that with this type of blocking of your IP, you would have been able to see
if the web and ftp sites were also still up since this block was done at
the perimeter of my network ;)

 ml> IP to the ignore list (again) so you can still access the system... i

 NB> Thanks.  :)  I got on fine this morning.  :)

eggzellent :)

 ml> didn't have the info from the old install available and i still have
 ml> data i need to recover from that drive, too... sorry for the trouble...

 NB> You're forgiven. :)  btw, did you forget we had a scrabble game
 NB> going?  

errrmmmm... yeah... i guess i did :?

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