John R Pierce wrote: > chrism at imntv.com wrote: >> That doesn't really have much affect anymore. The bad people are now >> scanning high ports looking for any sshd (or other service) that's >> listening. >> > > > they aren't "people", they are virus/worms... blindly poking at ports > and trying the same lame list of passwords. > > you can't make them stop, unless you control the entire world... just > ignore the noise. I think everyone on the list is aware of the automated nature of the attacks. And I *do* ignore the noise. Cheers,