[clug] Intrusion problem

Daniel Pittman daniel at rimspace.net
Mon Nov 24 06:00:44 GMT 2008


"Mike Carden" <mike.carden at gmail.com> writes:

>> I wonder if they're looking for ADSL modems with open,
>> external-facing telnet ports?
>
> Just out of interest (and I apologise both for my ignorance and for
> drifting off-topic), is there any reason for anyone to have
> world-facing telnet ports available these days?

Not really, no.  There is very little reason to have a protected version
available, for that matter.

Regards,
        Daniel


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