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In <3a9998a5.148252645@news.lig.bellsouth.net>,
REMOVE_THIS_xmundt@yahoo.com (Dave Mundt) wrote:

>	The fact of the matter is that I lock my doors, both in the
>physical and virtual worlds.  If someone comes by and jiggles the
>knob, they will find it closed and move on.

Maybe yes; maybe no.  And I'll bet you still expect the police to come
to your aid if someone enters without your permission.  Or do you think
we should decriminalize all unauthorized entry?  ;-)

>	Teaching folks how to lock their doors is a FAR more productive
>thing to do than creating draconian laws to punish those that attempt
>to trespass.

And your evidence for that is ... ?  I'd say that the glaring lack of
security around the Internet would seem to prove that education alone is
not effective.

>There have been good points made that there are forms of
>port scanning that are likely signs of attempts to break in.  Well,
>again...a locked door is a great defense, and, teaching folks how to
>turn the key is the best tool.

Many (most?) home locks are laughably easy to defeat.  The same is true
of computer locks; e.g., email trojans may zip right through firewalls.

>	In any case, I get hit with on a number of ports with some
>regularity.  The locks have held so far. *smile*.

You may think so, but you have no way of knowing, because there may not
be a noticeable trace of a successful break-in.  Complacency is
antithetical to security.(c)

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