Posted by Gary L. Burnore on 10/22/07 02:48

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:33:19 -0000, gordonb.eqc7i@burditt.org (Gordon
Burditt) dropped the attribution as to whom he was replying to and
wrote:

>>No - locking the door only slows them down after an attack has begun.
>>If you want to PREVENT the attack - obscure the target.
>>You can't hit what you can't see.
>
>Yes, you CAN sometimes hit what you can't see. The Nigerian bank
>fraud scammers, spammers, and those doing port scans looking for
>vulnerabilities do it all the time. Randomly or sequentially
>scanning the Internet may not be very efficient, but it does work.
>
>Various blind mugees (and people fighting hand-to-hand in the dark)
>have proven that they can hear where an attacker is and kick sensitive
>body parts without having to see the attacker.
>
>Machine guns can spray an area with bullets even if you can't see
>the attacker. It's not a very efficient use of ammunition, but it
>still can be effective.

It's obviously not worth explaining to "them". WHEN they get hit,
they'll not admit it anyway.

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