* An ongoing debate between Andrew Clarke and Ben Ritchey rages on ...

 AC: > The basic advice is usually to turn off any default services you don't
 AC: > need that are listed in /etc/inetd.conf.  It may also help to set up a

Exactly. I turned them all off .

 >> My FTP client/server (Internet Rex) is bullet-proof. :)

 AC: > The author may be a bit alarmed if they heard you say that!  From
 AC: > memory IRex isn't open source so you should be particularly wary
 AC: > making assumptions about its level of security.  Which isn't to say it
 AC: > isn't secure, of course...

It's survived buffer overflow attacks as well as raw hacking attempts. I glance
at the logs daily to watch for those. :)  The author responded to my security
concerns by doing a review of his own software ... and I tested it. iRex is one
of those "old" reliables you keep for good.

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