Re: Telnet to open ports

From: Thor Kottelin (thor@anta.net)
Date: 06/10/02 

From: Thor Kottelin <thor@anta.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 22:13:48 +0300

Patrick Reany wrote:
>
> Is it a security risk to be able to telnet to
> open ports, such as port 80 for web services?

Accessible servers are always security risks, but if you need the web site,
you'll just have to keep it secure.

Thor 

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