Re: [cobalt-users] Re: DNS-network serial numbers?

[Gerald Waugh <gerald@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 19 December 2001 17:17, Patrick wrote:
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> Now that's been said: Have to raise a gory detail (sorry.) Have been
> involved in active sites since 96. I/we have never been hacked. I find it
> too convenient that I am no sooner involved in this list than our servers
> are hacked and gutted.
>
> I have not spent enough time on this list to learn etiquette or its 'way' -
> (pressing problems.) If whoever hacked our machines is reading this all I
> can say is - The karmic wheel always seeks balance.
>
> To everybody else - apologies if this is completely out of order.

Patrick.
First, I really doubt that anyone on this list hacked your RaQ.

If you take Cobalt's "15 minutes to setup a RaQ" seriously, you are in 
seroius trouble. I wish they would quit using that sales pitch, and clearly 
warn their customers that the RaQ requires some major work prior to 
connecting to the Internet.

An out of the box RaQ connected to the Internet is subject to being hacked in 
a matter of minutes. A novice script-kiddie can be in their and own your RaQ.

-- 
-Gerald