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Originally Posted by SejalTraurig
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The problem is that a DDoS doesn't have to log in. Imagine a server as a house. That house has a driveway. At the street end of that driveway there is a gate. You want to have a party at your house, but the paparazzi heard about it. Only people you have invited can get in, but the photographers are surrounding the place. Your guests can't get to the gate to show their invitation.
A DDoS attack are the paparazzi. They aren't invited, and they can't get IN.. The gate is a firewall. It stops them from getting even onto the driveway.. But the people you WANT at your party - I.E., the people who just want to play EQ - can't get to the gate. The DDoS takes up all the street in front of the house.
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And to boot, the entire police force (i.e. the service provider) is solely in the market of making money and doesn't really give a shit if you want the paparazzi there or not-- they're going to say it's your problem and fine you unless they leave. The only way they'll do anything about it is if it's in their interest or the interest of the powers which support them.
OH SHIT! I'VE BLURRED REALITY AND ANALOGY AND NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE AN ANEURYSM!