On Sunday, July 25, 2010 11:25:50 pm g did opine:
Gene Heskett wrote:
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> If it was still a virgin at 4 months, what exactly was that ISP's name
> (and problem)?
his isp knew he worked with honey pot group and did not want an open
system on their network. would not have been good for them if someone
broke in and put it to use.
Chuckle. More likely the honeypot would have 'used' the attacker. ;-)
> FWIW, I do not run any firewalls on my local network. All the
> firewall I have needed for the last 2 or 3 years has been in my
> router.
with a tight firewall on a router, internal systems should not need any
firewall.
That was my view also.
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Cheers, Gene
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When I met th'POPE back in '58, I scrubbed him with a MILD SOAP or
DETERGENT for 15 minutes. He seemed to enjoy it ...