Re: Question for the group

[TheGesus <thegesus () gmail com>]

> Of course I'm aware of this.  Proxies have been scanned and abused for
> years.  But this is different.  The application "ezproxy", which is used by
> quite a few edus, is being specifically targeted, and unless there's some
> way to break out of the "normal" operation, the only thing you get, once
> you're logged in, is access to books, periodicals and databases that have
> research information in them.
>
> That's not exactly your "normal" proxy situation.

Neither is advertising all of your customers...

http://www.usefulutilities.com/support/institutions.html

If something's up with ezproxy, if it's exploitable or whatever, your
vendor isn't helping you out by telling the world who their customers
are.  Is that unusual or is it just me?

That list alone could be the reason ezproxy is being targeted "worldwide".

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