A "hop" is the maximum number of IP's to be searched in a traceroute. A traceroute is a server query, asking for all the IP's of every user accessing that server.
It's mostly AOL pipelines, and SBC stuff on an AOL pipeline. (ATDN)
The AOL proxy's were AOL users accessing the forum.
EDIT: Close off all mail ports to any incoming traffic. Or restrict maintenance port access so that only certain IP's can access it.
Last edited by Codek; 12-09-2003 at 12:25 PM..
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