RE: Portscans/IP list (Was: Re: [cobalt-users] PortSentry works !)

[<rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Therefore, I think it would be of more value when other
> people scan other people's machines on a regular basis.
> For instance, I could scan your box(en) automatically
> once a week/day from an IP you have nowhere in your
> hosts.allow or an ipchains rule. So I would see everything
> from a real, untrusted Internet connection. Done through a
> cron job, you could automatically be notified of the results.
>
> Likewise, someone else - perhaps you - could regularly scan
> *my* machine so I'd know what the state of it is and what
> portscanning kiddiez see.

Damn, this man is nice to have around. Welcome to my "Useful People"
filter, Nico.

Sign me up, tell me what software to install, let's put the consortium
in our respective portsentry.ignore files, and let's rock and roll. I'm
in right now. Heck, there is no downside to any of this.

--
Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>