On Sat, 23 Jun 2001, Kenneth E. Lussier wrote:
>> I took out the X,xdm, gnome stuff,lpd
>
> I missed this the first time. lpd is a dangerous service to run on an
> internet connected system.
X11 and XDM don't exactly have a stellar security record, either.
I haven't heard anything about exploits on GNOME, but I'm sure that's just
because no one's written any yet. GNOME components dump core when they're
running right. I suspect breaking into an exposed GNOME would be like
breaking into a corn field.
Personally, I recommend a firewall which blocks all incoming connections by
default. Then open holes for trusted services if you need to.
--
Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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