Alexander Skwar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... If I were a > script kiddie, I wouldn't bother looking at normally open > ports. But if there's something strange like 65350, I *would*
imho, if someone wants to attack your server, he will scan all ports and will try to find which apps are using them... > Yes, he *CERTAINLY* should be asking those questions - but he > shouldn't have a server on the internet. At least not before he knows answers and make use of them... > Because of that, I find it somewhat irresponsible or at the > very least questionable, when users with not so much knowledge > operate servers. I would not restrict it to servers. There is a lot of home-users with broad-band connections, many of them never switch computer off and are running windows (or any badly configured OS). A few hundred of such zombies can make a very efficient botnet, able to kick down any victim-server using ddos/drdos attack... Jarry -- "Feel free" – 10 GB Mailbox, 100 FreeSMS/Monat ... Jetzt GMX TopMail testen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/topmail -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
