skiddiot
n.— «It was my thought that if you used the psd module, and then passed packets that fit it to a separate chain, you could TARPIT them there, thus managing to minimize the use of resources on your box, whilst frustrating the scanner/skiddiot/twit on the other end.» —“TARPIT question (more info)” by Alistair Tonner Alistair@nerdnet.ca Netfilter mail list Apr. 18, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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