On 02/26/03, Chateauneuf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 

> That seems to make a great deal of sense rather than relying on Osirus or 
> others. What I cannot figure out is how they would determine an open relay 
> with probes to ports 8081, 8080, 8000, 6588. 4480, 3128, 1180, 1080 and 81. 
> It almost looks like someone scanning for an open proxy. Obviously missing 
> is any attempt to connect to port 25.

        These days, insecure proxies are much more commonly abused to 
        send spam than open relays.

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J.D. Falk                                               just for today, I will
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