Re: @Home & Port Scan Activity

[Steve <sgulick poboxes com>]

Idunno

On Tue, 01 Feb 2000, Christopher Molnar wrote:
> What would be on port 33172 and 33532? 
> 
> On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, Steve wrote:
> 
> > @home scanned me last night at about midnite. Ports 80, 33172, 33532
> > 
> > Either their confused or their full of it!
> > 
> > Seve
> > 
> > On Tue, 01 Feb 2000, Eric Wood wrote:
> > > One user said they're doing it to prevent spam on their news servers.
> > > Bullsh**!  They don't need to port scan everyone for nntp.  People use nntp
> > > for valid reasons.  They need to detect mulitple news postings on their
> > > server's end.  That's the best way to prevent spam.  They're creating IP
> > > traffic, creating problems, and creating my ulser.
> > > 
> > > I'd like to have a little with that lady.  Who talked to her?  What's her
> > > number?
> > > -eric wood