On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> I have been visiting www.grc.com for quite some time under Windoze98 & checking it
>out. Steve's site is wonderful -- if you use Windoze98 or such, you should check it
>out & explore some of the software Steve recomends. I have not been there under
>Linux (haven't gotten connected yet, still working on that).
>
> As to your "open" ports, I would expect that yes, it means you have a security
>problem. I'm not sure if Steve's security check is "geared" to Linux (does it really
>matter??? I don't know). You might send him an email & ask.
>
> Since this is a newbie list (and I'm one of 'em), if you are not familier with
>internet security issues, this is a great place to learn.
>
> practice safe computing....
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