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Article #478Re: Security
From: Lee Maguire
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 00:00
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In demon.tech.unix Rachael Munns <vashti@drmach.dream.org.uk> wrote:
> In demon.tech.unix, Lee Maguire wrote:
>> Well, if an http is running then it's a good indication that the machine
>> is online - and (since this is a dial-up demon account) if the user is
> Not at all. One OS I had the displeasure of using used an httpd as part
> of its help system; you might also run one to serve pages to a local
> network or for personal use.
But (and this was my point) for someone wanting to check from an
external box if the machine was online then being able to access
it's webserver is as good an indication as a sucessful finger query.
I've always got an httpd available - albeit through inetd and behind a
firewall...
--
Lee Maguire <{$news-reply$}@wetware.demon.co.uk>
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From: Lee Maguire <see-sig@nospam.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Security
Date: 1999/12/15
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