also, everytime you send an email, your IP address is in the headers of the mail...
so you are handing it out... rgds Frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:jdyer@;maine.rr.com]On Behalf Of PlugHead Sent: Thursday, 7 November 2002 12:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Intruder security questions On Wednesday 06 November 2002 11:04 pm, Gonzalo Avaria wrote: > Hi u guys, i need to ask some questions about security > of my PC. > I have the FTP service running, and want to know if > it is safe or i could get a intruder from there, I Yes, an intruder can easily "hack" your machine via FTP, especially if you aren't very dilligent about applying the latest patches. > have the ssh server running and that's all i need, So, why are you using FTP?? Stick with sftp, if this is for your own personal use, or the use of a small group of people. Even if it's for a large group of people, you should give it serious consideration... > because i have a "Floating" IP because it changes > everytime i connect, so i cannot have http servers > running nor a mail server. > Second, how can the people outside can open an > anonymous FTP session if i don't give my IP? is there Someone looking for you, in particular, might have a hard time, but that's not the problem. The problem is that there are many-many s'kiddies out there, who are constantly portscanning whole blocks of IP addresses. They don't have to know (and generally don't care) who you are--they simply find an open FTP port (on _your_ machine) and "have (hack?) at it"... -Jason > a way that they could know that my PC is FTP > enabled(like searching inf google or anything like > that?)? > Well i'll not gonna waist anymore of your time, thanks > for the answers, see you. > > ===== > Gonzalo Avaria > Alumno de Licenciatura en Fisica > Facultad de Cs. Fisicas y Matematicas > Universidad de Concepcion > CHILE ========================= 'Educational' refers to the process, not the object. Although, come to think of it, some of my teachers could easily have been replaced by a cheeseburger. (alt.fan.pratchett)
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