Re: Re: [TCLUG:20646] Root login + Free hosting

[Adam Maloney <adamm@sihope.com>]

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@veldy.net
> 
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> >
> >
> > 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
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