keeping ports open

From: FA (farefin@fastmail.fm)
Date: 11/03/02 

From: "FA" <farefin@fastmail.fm>
Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 01:00:03 -0800

1. Is there any risk of keeping ports above 1024 open
(provided there is no trojan on the computer)?

2. Suppose a port below 1025, say port 23 (telnet) of a
user's computer is open, what are the treats the user is
exposed to from a hacker?

Thank you.

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