Search Again: Re: how to block AOL IM using DNS spoofing? From: Aaron Lynch Date: Thursday, April 5, 2001 Time: 4:10:19 pm My suggestion to Kill students caught with non-standard software met with an unusual degree of resistance at my school. Something about 'liability', 'parents', 'morality' yadda yadda yadda On 04/05/2001 3:54 PM, The Defendant "Global Homes Webmaster" <webmaster@globalhomes.com> Confessed: > On 04/05/01 at 15:35, Richard James wrote: > >> I understand that AIM tries different ports via which to talk to >> login.oscar.aol.com. That is why I cannot simply add entries to my >> ACL in the access router. >> >> My thinking is, if I can deny access to that host altogether (by >> tricking it via a faulty DNS resolution) I can stop the conversation >> that way. >> >> If I enter DNS into Open Transport and then lock it so that users are >> unable to change it, I deny them from trying any other DNS than mine. >> >> This would work, wouldn't it? > > Wouldn't it be easier to just remove AIM from the computers on your network? > If it ain't there, the machines won't be going out looking for > login.oscar.aol.com. Of course, that assumes that you have that degree of > control over what your network users do on their computers, and I realize > that's not necessarily a realistic assumption. > > Christopher Bort

Messages In This Thread: how to block AOL IM using DNS spoofing? by Richard James on Apr 4, 2001 at 5:31:23 am Re: how to block AOL IM using DNS spoofing? by Men & Mice Support on Apr 4, 2001 at 2:01:49 pm Re: how to block AOL IM using DNS spoofing? by miles on Apr 5, 2001 at 2:34:12 pm Re: how to block AOL IM using DNS spoofing? by Men & Mice Support on Apr 5, 2001 at 3:06:04 pm Re: how to block AOL IM using DNS spoofing? by Richard James on Apr 5, 2001 at 3:44:51 pm Re: how to block AOL IM using DNS spoofing? by Global Homes Webmaster on Apr 5, 2001 at 3:54:46 pm Re: how to block AOL IM using DNS spoofing? by Men & Mice Support on Apr 5, 2001 at 4:06:32 pm Re: how to block AOL IM using DNS spoofing? by Aaron Lynch on Apr 5, 2001 at 4:10:19 pm Re: how to block AOL IM using DNS spoofing? by Global Homes Webmaster on Apr 5, 2001 at 4:24:04 pm