[asterisk-users] one for your filters

[Steve Edwards]

> On 23 Jun 2010, at 18:39, Steve Edwards wrote:
>
>> Ouch. 82.0.0.0/8 is on my block list, available at:
>>
>> 	http://www.sedwards.com/class-a-block-list

On Wed, 23 Jun 2010, Steve Howes wrote:

> Would advise people in the UK do not use that list... 82.0.0.0/8 would 
> block a reasonable chunk of my users for starters..

It is a bit of a blunt sword :)

I constructed this list by checking who the class A address block was 
assigned to by ARIN.

In this list, they are identified as belonging to: afrinic, apnic, jnic, 
lacnic, and ripe so you can pick and choose.

Hopping on my soapbox...

Security is best approached in layers and if you can, disallow all and 
allow by exception.

I don't have any illusions that this is a panacea to online security 
issues, but I think it is a "cheap" outer layer with a great payback.

On my home Asterisk & email server, it blocks about 1.5 million packets a 
week.

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Thanks in advance,
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