As far as I am know, this is the most common and effective response to combating DDoS attacks. Often your internet service provider will do this sort of stuff as well since it clogs up their network to a degree. I think this is the best option.
There may be something to be done with the login server - EQEmu has been getting pummeled simultaneously and I suspect there is some bug being exploited with the login server. Various eqemu cheat sites (ie: RedGuides) have alluded to this very recently.
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