RE: ot: protecting a public service from script kiddies

  • From: "DaShiell, Jude T. CIV NAVAIR 1490, 1, 26" <jude.dashiell@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:27:05 -0500

I have a contact Theresa.Ford@xxxxxxxxx who has been heavily involved
with muds for several years on the administrative level.  I sent your
message to her, so it's likely she'll send you answers to your
questions.
 


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[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tyler
Littlefield
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 12:50
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Subject: Fwd: ot: protecting a public service from script kiddies

I hope no-one minds me forwarding this along, it went to the speakup
list, but I thought some people might have ideas here, as well.

                Thanks,
Tyler Littlefield
        http://tds-solutions.net
        Twitter: sorressean

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Tyler Littlefield <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: January 25, 2010 10:47:25 AM MST
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
<speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: ot: protecting a public service from script kiddies
> Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
<speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Hello all,
> I've recently had the idea of setting up a mud hosting service for the
many people that seem to be springing up looking for a good service.
Now, I have a question.
> What sort of legalities should I be aware of in terms of this hosting?
My main concern so far is script kiddies and my box being a launchpad
for spam or anything that might be unethical or just not legal. I've had
the idea of doing something like a rate limit on outbound connections,
but I'm not quite sure how that should look or what I should rate limit.
> What sorts of things are generally logged by hosts? What sort of setup
do hosts that offer public services have? I plan on the normal TOS, (no
porn, no bos, stuff like that,) but just because it's there doesn't mean
that it will be violated. I've also considered something like a form of
identification, or just mailing said person a contract to sign with the
same TOS, or maybe just making them mail me a copy of their ID or
something; how routine is this? I want to make it easy to start a mud,
and I'm a huge privacy freak, but I don't want to make it so lax that I
end up screwing myself over in the future by trying to be nice.
> 
>               Thanks,
> Tyler Littlefield
>       http://tds-solutions.net
>       Twitter: sorressean
> 
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