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Set SSH to only accept ssh version 2, only accept ssh to a norman account and su - to root. Use a somewhat cryptic account name that is not likely to be used by a script kiddie. To lower the chance of them getting that right and now pound it for the password. Of course you have a really cryptic root password that does not exist in any dictionary. Another tip is to stop using html in your emails. Besides that no mailing list I ever saw allows it, it teaches others that it is OK to use, while it actually makes it easy for someone to sneak in commands on your computer and sets you up to receive more spam. Granted it's mostly a problem when running a MS O/S, but we are not alone and their problems keep leaking into our environment on way or another. Bulk _______________________________________________ Openbsd-newbies mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.theapt.org/listinfo/openbsd-newbies
