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Re: [cobalt-users] Port 25 email via telnet exploit



IM> Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 03:03:04 +0100
IM> From: ISEE Multimedia


IM> How about turning telnet off!! There is plenty you can do in
IM> telnet without login in!! if you know how.
IM> 
IM> You should install and use SSH instead!

Errrr.... he's talking about using client-side telnet to connect
to his MX, not accepting inbound connections on TCP/23 using
in.telnetd.

:-)


--
Eddy

Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - EverQuick Internet Division
Phone: +1 (316) 794-8922 Wichita/(Inter)national
Phone: +1 (785) 865-5885 Lawrence

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Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 11:23:58 +0000 (GMT)
From: A Trap <blacklist@xxxxxxxxx>
To: blacklist@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Please ignore this portion of my mail signature.

These last few lines are a trap for address-harvesting spambots.
Do NOT send mail to <blacklist@xxxxxxxxx>, or you are likely to
be blocked.