Ashley M. Kirchner wrote:
Manuel Arostegui Ramirez wrote:
In this case, I would choose to drop packets since they're not going
to stop, it's better to do not increase the packets on your interface.
That's kinda what I thought too, however as far as the sending
machine is concerned, because it didn't get anything back, it could
potentially see it as a successful delivery and thus continue to deliver
more and more crap. On the other hand, if it does get some kind of
reset...
I don't know. I certainly don't want to increase my traffic, but I'd
also don't want to give them any reason to believe that they reached me
and then increase the amount of crap they're sending.
By rejecting packets, you would be explicitly confirming that you are a
active connection instead of being a blackhole which like any spam you
confirm can increase traffic. As you can see, this can play out both ways.
Rahul
