Re: I'm blocking ORBZ scans

[Ian Gulliver]

Russ:

> That suggests that you should wait for an attack, rather than
> attacking innocent systems.  Essentially what you are doing is
> wandering down the street, rattling doorknobs, and when the door is
> open, searching a dozen specific locations in the house for drugs.  Do
> you think that would be tolerated in real-life?  Why do you think it's
> acceptable just because the property is a computer?

I hate analogies; they're always flawed.  The flaw in yours is this:
you opened your mail server to the Internet.  It listens on port 25 on
a globally accessible network.  In your analogy, this is the equivalent
of hanging a sign on your door saying "Please Come In."

Ian Gulliver
ORBZ