Re: [cobalt-users] PortSentry and Logcheck ?

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

> > I am pretty damned sure the Qube comes with at least PortSentry on it.  In
> > fact if you port scan a Qube2, it will add you automatically to the
> > hosts.deny file.
> 
> That seems pretty useless. Do you think a hacker would launch an attack
> from the same machine it launches the portscan from?

A real hacker, no, but don't forget the world is full of hacker
wannabes...

My favorite was a guy that tried to mail bomb someone he didn't like on
irc who forgot his mail relay was his isp's mail server...
(his isp was not amused)