Subj : REDATE2.ZIP To : ANDREW CLARKE From : BEN RITCHEY Date : Mon Nov 04 2002 08:48 am * An ongoing debate between Andrew Clarke and Ben Ritchey rages on ... AC: > The basic advice is usually to turn off any default services you don't AC: > need that are listed in /etc/inetd.conf. It may also help to set up a Exactly. I turned them all off . >> My FTP client/server (Internet Rex) is bullet-proof. :) AC: > The author may be a bit alarmed if they heard you say that! From AC: > memory IRex isn't open source so you should be particularly wary AC: > making assumptions about its level of security. Which isn't to say it AC: > isn't secure, of course... It's survived buffer overflow attacks as well as raw hacking attempts. I glance at the logs daily to watch for those. :) The author responded to my security concerns by doing a review of his own software ... and I tested it. iRex is one of those "old" reliables you keep for good. -- Keep the faith, : Ben http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/m/cmech617 : + WildCat! Board 24/7 (337) 232-4155 33.6kBps 8,N,1 Files! --- * Origin: FIDONet - The Positronium Repository (1:393/68) .