Need help!

[Jack]

--- "Matthew T. Eskes" wrote:
> Jack wrote:
> 
> >My internet server is being actively attacked.
> >I now have a list of 130 addresses attempting to 
> >break into my server. Sometimes very aggressivley.
> >I have many of these address blocked, but I am
> >concerned
> >with performance degrading of my server if I block
> all
> >of these addresses and continue to add more on a
> >regular basis. Anyone have any suggestions? There's
> >really nothing on the server worth attacking, but
> it
> >is my mail server.
> >
> >  
> >
> I would get that box offline *now*, backup all the
> info and reinstall.
> 
Taking the box offline would take down my mail server.
I use this yahoo account for kclug, but I get all my
regular mail through accounts on my mail server. I
didn't say the box has been compromised, I just want
advice on blocking these attacks as much as possible.
But I don't want to bring my box to a crawl to do it.

Thanks,
Brian D.

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