On 2014-03-03 14:17, Mark Wendt wrote: > Every web server uses ports and sockets that are open to the world if > placed on a network, which is the obvious point in running a web server. > There are various ways of attacking those ports and sockets to gain access > to the underlying system. It doesn't matter what it's coded in, though in > some cases, with poor coding, it may be less secure. > > Telnet is not a remote shell. Telnet is a network application the > transmits and receives IP packets in clear text and connects to a network > service on a remote host. You can telnet to any open port on a remote > machine, and "talk" to that port. > >
Yes, networking is the worst thing in this evil world. What you said is your job? It sounds like a cleaner grouching over the dirtiness. Warning is ok, but this is creating scare. matsche -- "In der Wissenschaft siegt nie eine neue Theorie, nur ihre Gegner sterben nach und nach" Max Planck ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subversion Kills Productivity. Get off Subversion & Make the Move to Perforce. With Perforce, you get hassle-free workflows. Merge that actually works. Faster operations. Version large binaries. Built-in WAN optimization and the freedom to use Git, Perforce or both. Make the move to Perforce. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=122218951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
