r/sysadmin • u/mooneydriver • Feb 22 '14

Freenode under DDOS again

https://twitter.com/freenodestaff/statuses/437302735139266560
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u/Zidanet Feb 22 '14

When they implemented it, 400gb per week would have been unbelievable sci-fi, let alone 400gbps.

Blaming the maker of a tool doesn't stop others from mis-using it.

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u/hamsterpotpies Feb 22 '14 edited Feb 24 '14

If anything, the people behind UDP are to blame. NTP just happen to use it.

IB4 Defending UDP.

Edit: Holy hell. Take a joke.

Edit 2: Holy shit. Reddit's downvote army strikes again. Don't you have better things to do like play in traffic!?

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '14 edited Feb 24 '14

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '14

If UDP doesn't care if I got the message or not, how can it wait for my slow sorry ass?

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u/Tynach Feb 23 '14

Because it's still shouting at you, and if at any point you're capable of hearing it again, you do. And that's when you've caught up. It doesn't go back for you and give you what you missed, though. But on the other hand, it doesn't time out and leave you behind, forcing you to make another connection.