how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-22 Thread Steve Rudd
Hello! Steve here, Well I am one of the family now! My server is Debian 2.2r2. A benign hacker got me. All he seemed to do was overwrite my root index.html page and notify the "hackers watchdog" group to take responsibility for the act! I have some security questions: 1. How secure is it

Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-22 Thread Mike Renfro
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 01:26:02PM +, Jacob Meuser wrote: You could install the Cygwin package for windows. It has ssh-2.3.0 and sftp I believe. Look for any of the following on google -- * putty: a 200K single exe file for windows. Does ssh, telnet, xterm emulation, but no port

Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-22 Thread Daniel Stark
I ssh from my Windows 2000 machine at work to my Debian machine at home. You just need the proper client. There are free ones out there for Windows. From: Adam Spickler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE??? Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001

Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-22 Thread Mike Renfro
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 01:26:02PM +, Jacob Meuser wrote: You could install the Cygwin package for windows. It has ssh-2.3.0 and sftp I believe. Look for any of the following on google -- * putty: a 200K single exe file for windows. Does ssh, telnet, xterm emulation, but no port

Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-22 Thread Daniel Stark
I ssh from my Windows 2000 machine at work to my Debian machine at home. You just need the proper client. There are free ones out there for Windows. From: Adam Spickler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: debian-security@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE??? Date:

RE: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-22 Thread Alex Swavely
-Original Message- From: Mike Renfro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Renfro Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 7:30 AM To: debian-security@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE??? [...] * ttssh: ssh extension for TeraTerm Pro.

how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-21 Thread Steve Rudd
Hello! Steve here, Well I am one of the family now My server is Debian 2.2r2. A benign hacker got me. All he seemed to do was overwrite my root index.html page and notify the "hackers watchdog" group to take responsibility for the act! I have some security questions: 1. How secure is it

Re[2]: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-21 Thread Gaute Gullesen
On Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 9:40:05 PM, Adam Spickler wrote: What about if you are going from a Windows box to a *nix box. Is there any way to do secure ftp transfers. Mail, for me is no problem. I ssh into my machines and use "Mutt" to deal with email. you could tunnel the ftp

Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-21 Thread Adam Spickler
What about if you are going from a Windows box to a *nix box. Is there any way to do secure ftp transfers. Mail, for me is no problem. I ssh into my machines and use "Mutt" to deal with email. ...adam On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 05:29:11PM -0300, Pedro Zorzenon Neto wrote: Hi Steve,

Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-21 Thread Noah L. Meyerhans
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 03:13:43PM -0500, Steve Rudd wrote: 1. How secure is it checking email with eudora pro, given they have not yet got ssh or any other system that is secure? Since outlook has ssh, is it worth switching for that? I use a separate user and password for mail and ftp.

Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-21 Thread Daniel Stark
Yes, you should be concerned. Now-a-days most people are using SSH for all communication. It's really the way to go for remote access. Take a look at openssh.com for some more information. Plus it's free, and we like free. ;) From: Steve Rudd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-21 Thread Jacob Meuser
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 10:09:47PM +0100, Gaute Gullesen wrote: On Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 9:40:05 PM, Adam Spickler wrote: What about if you are going from a Windows box to a *nix box. Is there any way to do secure ftp transfers. Mail, for me is no problem. I ssh into my machines

how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-21 Thread Steve Rudd
Hello! Steve here, Well I am one of the family now! My server is Debian 2.2r2. A benign hacker got me. All he seemed to do was overwrite my root index.html page and notify the hackers watchdog group to take responsibility for the act! I have some security questions: 1. How secure is it

Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-21 Thread Noah L. Meyerhans
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 03:13:43PM -0500, Steve Rudd wrote: 1. How secure is it checking email with eudora pro, given they have not yet got ssh or any other system that is secure? Since outlook has ssh, is it worth switching for that? I use a separate user and password for mail and ftp.

Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-21 Thread Pedro Zorzenon Neto
Hi Steve, About sending plain text password and files with telnet and ftp: uninstall your 'telnetd' and 'ftp server' and install 'ssh' ssh is real secure and has two usefull commands: 'ssh' is a substitute for telnet and 'scp' is not the same thing, but substitutes ftp with some

Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-21 Thread Daniel Stark
Yes, you should be concerned. Now-a-days most people are using SSH for all communication. It's really the way to go for remote access. Take a look at openssh.com for some more information. Plus it's free, and we like free. ;) From: Steve Rudd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-21 Thread Steve Rudd
Hello! Steve here, Well I am one of the family now My server is Debian 2.2r2. A benign hacker got me. All he seemed to do was overwrite my root index.html page and notify the hackers watchdog group to take responsibility for the act! I have some security questions: 1. How secure is it

Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-21 Thread Adam Spickler
What about if you are going from a Windows box to a *nix box. Is there any way to do secure ftp transfers. Mail, for me is no problem. I ssh into my machines and use Mutt to deal with email. ...adam On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 05:29:11PM -0300, Pedro Zorzenon Neto wrote: Hi Steve,

Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-21 Thread Mike Dresser
Somehow, I'm getting the impression you haven't taken this system offline, and properly either reinstall or definately fix what's wrong. That should be your first priority, if so. Steve Rudd wrote: Hello! Steve here, Well I am one of the family now! My server is Debian 2.2r2. A benign hacker

Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-21 Thread Jacob Meuser
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 10:09:47PM +0100, Gaute Gullesen wrote: On Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 9:40:05 PM, Adam Spickler wrote: What about if you are going from a Windows box to a *nix box. Is there any way to do secure ftp transfers. Mail, for me is no problem. I ssh into my machines

Re[2]: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-21 Thread Gaute Gullesen
On Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 9:40:05 PM, Adam Spickler wrote: What about if you are going from a Windows box to a *nix box. Is there any way to do secure ftp transfers. Mail, for me is no problem. I ssh into my machines and use Mutt to deal with email. you could tunnel the ftp connection

Re: how secure is mail and ftp and netscape/IE???

2001-02-21 Thread Rishi L Khan
I use the iXplorer and putty. This does GUI scp, but it looks like GUI ftp. On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Adam Spickler wrote: What about if you are going from a Windows box to a *nix box. Is there any way to do secure ftp transfers. Mail, for me is no problem. I ssh into my machines and use Mutt