Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 10/22/07 04:34

Sanders Kaufman wrote:
> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:NMmdnfUCXMbcnIHanZ2dnUVZ_gqdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>> Hackers don't care if it's there or not.
>
> What - are you trying to see just how many dumb things you can say in one
> day?
> Again - this isn't about values or mores.
> It's just simple *logic*.
> I mean - come on, be *rational* man.
>
>
>

I wish you were, Sanders.

What you don't get is - hackers don't care. They just start a program
which picks an IP address and hits every port on that address, looking
for anything open. If there are no ports open, they move onto the next
IP address in line.

It costs them *nothing* to do it. And most will have dozens of these
programs running simultaneously, looking for ways to break in.

Similar to your house with the "hidden" door. A hacker takes a sledge
hammer and starts methodically pounding away at every square inch of the
house until he finds the door.

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