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RE: [cobalt-users] Port Scan Log Message
- Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Port Scan Log Message
- From: Bob G7 <Bob_G7@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun Aug 25 13:38:59 2002
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Sun Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
> Hi All.
>
> Someone recently was seen to be port scanning one of my boxes.
>
> I was notified by the new patch of this and then received this in the logs
>
> Aug 25 15:11:58 ns pafalertd[5942]: Lets send some email
>
> Does anyone know what this means?
>
> Also I was a little confused as to why portsentry did not block the IP?
>
>
Mine did the same thing when I got port scanned. I don't think it's anything
to be concerned about, it's just the system 'talking' and letting it's self
know it sending the alert, probably in the event you didn't get the email.