Security Basics: Re: Re: Re: Re: Blocking traffic by Country to reduce spam

[chmod1777 () mydotcom com]

I looked and wasn't able to find the thread in this list, but I do have the site that I mentioned (I had it bookmarked).

http://www.countryipblocks.net/

It formats the lists in whatever way your choose, depending on how you'll use them. If you're adding these networks to 
your firewall, beware that your boot up time will slow down depending on how many countries you put in there. It will 
take time to load those rules. Some countries have ALOT of net blocks. I only added the major players that deal in 
spam/hack/malware and it's not too bad, noticeable, but not bad.

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