Re: Someone hacking via gnome?

["B . L . Jilek" <bljilek bigfoot com>]

Hi Jesse!

On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Jesse F. Hughes wrote:

> 
> I notice that the rp-pppoe firewall denies identd requests.  I see
> these all the time.  What is identd good for?  Why should I deny them?
> 

Because if you have everything blocked a port scan on your IP address
will not even detect a computer.  However some services on the internet
require identd to use them.  Like EFnet IRC.  I have mine blocked and
EFnet is the only thing that has given me problems so far.


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