Providing free shell accounts without any user validation is also probably a bad idea. I don't know if you had planned on some sort of verification, but I wouldn't give out a shell account to any joe blow on the internet. Adam Maloney Systems Administrator Sihope Communications On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote: > You don't sound like you are very security conscious [yet]. If you do > this - you will be in violation of you AUP on MediaOne, or Charter and you > WILL be hacked in short order. Whoever hacks you will certainly do > something to get notice of people you don't want to notice you :) Get DSL > and a good firewall book. > > Tom Veldhouse > veldy at veldy.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <isla0005 at tc.umn.edu> > To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 11:34 AM > Subject: RE: Re: [TCLUG:20646] Root login + Free hosting > > > > > > > > Thanks for the Info Guys.! > > I guess I have to change my regular style of telnetting and look > > more into sshing. for the packet sniffer junkies out there, "I > > have changed the root password". > > > > The "sole" purpose for me to run this machine is to provide free > > unix hosting with all the goodies for good people out there. > > This is a 200 Mhz intel pentium running freebsd and connected > > to the internet by cable modem. If any of you have any suggestion > > to fine tune it please let me know. (I was thinking to make a > > script on the web which will create user account interactively) > > > > > > Apu > > > > ----- > > Sent using MailStart.com ( http://MailStart.Com/welcome.html ) > > The FREE way to access your mailbox via any web browser, anywhere! > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org