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Comment by jakub_g

> QOTD DDoS attack

> How it works: Abuses the Quote of the Day (QOTD) Protocol, which listens on UDP port 17 and responds with a short quote or message.

Does any reasonable operating system those days support this protocol? Sounds like "IP over Avian Carriers" to me.

parent jakub_g 1 year ago

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