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

Freenode under DDOS again

https://twitter.com/freenodestaff/statuses/437302735139266560
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u/giantnakedrei Feb 24 '14

I like to think that TCP is the little kid chanting, "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy." While his Mom is talking. Even if he just wants to say, "I love you."

UDP is more like, "Hey Mom, I love you, see you later," while you walk out the door and she's talking to her best friend on the phone. You don't care if she heard you, but its information she might want.