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[Discuss] Port Scanning



Daniel M Gessel said on Sun, 4 Aug 2024 14:07:15 -0400

>Securing systems imposes overhead of various kinds, so people will try 
>to isolate trusted networks from the untrusted outside world; any such 
>scheme is called a "firewall".
>
>Firewalls seem like a good thing.

I wouldn't be caught dead plugging a computer into the Internet without
a firewall in between.

SteveT

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