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Geek Disciple
Curious
Can anyone tell, in theory, if you have an IP address could you send some kind of message to the person. Just asking, as I see the IP address when someone is trying attack my PC, I'd just like send something back that they are getting reported to their ISP.
Thanks
They pretend to pay me, I pretend to work
Dumpster Diver Extraordinaire
Go here and find 'Slap'. I think this should be what you're after.
Word of caution though. Anytime you reply to a port hit or answer spam emails, all you are doing is giving the perps the info they want which is that your IP address is a live one. You could be 'opening a can of worms' if you send a reply by pinging or using Slap.
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Chicken-head-eating Geek
The vast majority of "probes" are automated electronic intrusions and the idea that a physical person is sitting there and would react to a response is, I believe, not very real.
Just let your firewall get on with its job of keeping the packets where they ought to be and keeping you as invisible as possible.
Take nice care of yourselves - Paul - ♪ -
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