Re: Anti-spyware at the Gateway
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Re: Anti-spyware at the Gateway

From: Somebody. <somebody.@nospam.russdoucet.com>
Date: Tue Mar 14 2006 - 01:53:57 CET

"Sebastian Gottschalk" <seppi@seppig.de> wrote in message
news:47m5gqFgfdp4U1@news.dfncis.de...
> Somebody. wrote:
>
>> I think in future I will refrain from discussing the methods I use to
>> detect
>> that which is commonly considered undetectable.
>
> So well, you didn't even present just one method while I could easily
> proof that no general method could exist.

No general method does exist. It takes skills and mulitple tools.

>
>> I'll stick with advice on configuring and troubleshooting appliances, for
>> mainstream activities. If people believe it can't be done, I look all
>> the
>> better when I do it for my clients.
>
> So you actually admit that you're frauding your customers?

No, when I turn up tunnellers that subsequently admit to the behaviour, I
don't feel that's faudulent.

>
>> So you're right, none of this works, tunneling is impossible to detect.
>
> Tunneling is *generally* and *practically* impossible to detect, so
> you're just wasting your time.

You're right, it's impossible. Nobody should try.

-Russ.
Received on Mon May 1 00:57:16 2006