On Maw, 2005-04-12 at 22:04, Gregg C Levine wrote:
> As all of you know, I run Slackware Linux here, for Intel, practically
> every day the system is on, I see people attempting to access the
> system via SSH from unknown, to it, IP addresses.

There are worms that just sit doing dictionary attacks or feeding
scripts of password/login names stolen from other sites. I see this too
on my exposed boxes although I have some slightly odd arrangements to
ensure the worm is knocking on the wrong door...

Alan

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