> 3) In a similar vein, someone determines the behavioral 
> characteristics of
> your attack mechanism and starts sending spoofed packets in your
> direction.  Suddenly, you're attacking half the Internet.
> 
> 

Which is another reason why, if you write a "self-defense" 
application, you should make it open source and post it on 
freshmeat, et al. 

So that all the weaknesses can be discovered and repaired.
;')>

Brian

"I'll be back."  a destroyer cyborg, built by a former self-defense software
program/hardware system, from the future thinly disguised as an
ex-bodybuilder/ex-Mr.. Universe/Actor/Night club owner