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- From: "David Moberg" <davidjmoberg AT lycos.com>
- To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [BL] HTTPD
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 21:45:30 -0500
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Clement" <s.clement AT sympatico.ca>
> > Why then is it considered unsafe to go online with Kermit in
> > linux as root and I am supposed to do it as user?
>
> (I don't have any experience with kermit, so i can't answer this one)
It's more for protection from bugs in kermit that could result in data
loss, than someone else on the "network".
> >>> What is the probability of someone else breaking into my computer
> >>> even if I am doing everything wrong (running telnetd and httpd,
> >>> going online as root, using telnet not ssh, etc.) when I am dialed
> >>> into the internet with BL3 or BL2?
> >>
> >
> >> If you're dialed in for a minute or so, very small. If you stay connected
> >> for a year, very high.
> >
> >
> > How about for 2 hours?
>
> I really wouldn't recommend it. Really wouldn't.
Go on for 2 hours every day for a week, and I can almost guarantee that
someone
will have at least tested how secure your system is, if not tried to abuse it.
David
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Re: [BL] aliases and .xinitrc
, (continued)
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Re: [BL] aliases and .xinitrc,
sindi keesan, 03/15/2005
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Re: [BL] aliases and .xinitrc,
3aoo-cvfd, 03/15/2005
- Re: [BL] aliases and .xinitrc, sindi keesan, 03/15/2005
- Re: [BL] aliases and .xinitrc, 3aoo-cvfd, 03/15/2005
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Re: [BL] aliases and .xinitrc,
3aoo-cvfd, 03/15/2005
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Re: [BL] aliases and .xinitrc,
sindi keesan, 03/15/2005
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Re: [BL] HTTPD,
sindi keesan, 03/16/2005
- Re: [BL] HTTPD, Stephen Clement, 03/16/2005
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Re: [BL] HTTPD,
sindi keesan, 03/16/2005
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Re: [BL] HTTPD,
sindi keesan, 03/16/2005
- Re: [BL] HTTPD, 3aoo-cvfd, 03/17/2005
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Re: [BL] HTTPD,
sindi keesan, 03/16/2005
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Re: [BL] HTTPD,
Stephen Clement, 03/16/2005
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Re: [BL] HTTPD,
sindi keesan, 03/16/2005
- Re: [BL] HTTPD, Stephen Clement, 03/16/2005
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Re: [BL] HTTPD,
sindi keesan, 03/16/2005
- Re: [BL] HTTPD, sindi keesan, 03/16/2005
- Re: [BL] HTTPD, sindi keesan, 03/17/2005
- Re: [BL] HTTPD, Stephen Clement, 03/17/2005
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