On Nov 15, at 1:08 PM, Matt Frost wrote: > actually do they go by ports to see if you're running a dedicated > server? i could possibly change my port 80 to something else to get > around that.
They scan ports, and not just the common ones. When they get a hit on a port, they try to determine what sort of service is being offered. If it's http (Web) or SMTP (sendmail), they'll often just turn off your whole connection without a notice. You have to make a contrite call to tech support to get it turned back on and promise never, never, ever to do it again. At least, that was my experience. I have also learned they do not care about some servers running. SSH and secure authenticated sendmail do not seem to bother them, probably because the ports are encrypted and they can't really tell what's behind them. I suspect https would also fall into that category because the automated scanner wouldn't know what to do with a server certificate?especially if it's self-signed. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 2452 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20071115/88932abb/attachment-0001.bin
