On 2000-10-01 16:47:26, Pollywog wrote: > > OH? Why would my cable modem provider scan my box? What would > > they be looking for? > > My ISP scanned my box once, and I asked them about it and they told > me it was an accident, done by a new Linux box they had just set up > because they were considering switching to Linux. They told me the > box would be shut down until they found the problem, and that it > would not happen again.
MediaOne (now AT&T) probes for open relays on port 25 frequently. /Allan -- Allan M. Wind email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 2022 finger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (GPG/PGP) Woburn, MA 01888-0022 icq: 44214251 USA
