This depend's on how long you are connected to the internet before you see *script kiddie ===port probes===Sub7 and of couse other atempt's to gain access to your system*. I have sometimes have about 30 atemps aday they all get abuse@isp.dot.dot reports sent. On my local service provider system I do get them knockedoff for a few weeks but then they are back "they have still have the same workgroup id. but that helps knock them off quicker next time. You *DO* have a firewall and it is a tested one? don't you? personally I now lockdown all ports and turn off report's from Firewall but ant sucessful atempt's do get flaged. This is something you *HAVE* to live with Re:GARDS Art. ----- Original Message ----- From: Wojciech Zabolotny To: Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 4:28 AM Subject: [OT] Security warning: Stop the crazy script-kiddie scanning the network... Hi All, Sorry for off-topic message, but I saw that the security issues appear quite often on this list. ----SNIP---- -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body