[Sheflug] Re: BT Broadband

[Richard Ibbotson <richard [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alec

> It would seem that the BT help-desk (which cannot be contacted via
> the phone... in other words it is just like the old British Rail
> enquiry line, you dial into a phone locked in a cellar where no one
> ever goes,) is focused on placing the fault on your machine what
> ever the evidence. "We can't really help you sir because we don't
> support that option... but the fault is not with us!).
>
> I wonder what the response is to anyone who actually uses the BT
> hardware and software???

Yes.  You got on the train.  It's your fault you are dead..

An extract from my firewall log for yesterday...


10/11/2004 18:50:49> Firewall:Winnuke detected,from 81.129.46.102 to
81.129.73.67
10/11/2004 18:37:03> Firewall: ICMP:0.0 213.123.106.122 81.129.73.67
Deny Inbound Policy #1

doing a whois on 81.129.46.102 reveals...


richard:~> who's 81.129.46.102
% This is the RIPE Whois secondary server.
% The objects are in RPSL format.
%
% Rights restricted by copyright.
% See http://www.ripe.net/db/copyright.html
inetnum:      81.129.0.0 - 81.129.255.255
remarks:      *****************************************************
remarks:      * Please send abuse reports to abuse [at] btbroadband.com *
remarks:      ******************************************************
netname:      BT-CENTRAL-PLUS
descr:        IP pools
country:      GB
admin-c:      BTCP1-RIPE
tech-c:       BTCP1-RIPE
status:       ASSIGNED PA
remarks:      Please send abuse notification to abuse [at] btbroadband.com



Try doing a whois 81.129.46.102 yourself to find out more.





-- 
Richard
___________________________________________________________________

Sheffield Linux User's Group -
http://www.sheflug.co.uk/mailfaq.html

  GNU the choice of a complete generation.