Re: is it rational to close the 139 port
On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 06:15:26PM +0100, Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:54:14 -0500
> John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> wrote:
>
> Hello John,
>
> >Brad Rogers writes:
> >> Yeah, on a Post-It note. Stuck to the monitor.
> >That's what people do when you tell them not to write it down. _Tell_
> >them to write it down and tell them _how_.
>
> As it happens, I agree with you; write 'em down, and keep 'em safe.
Or just have one, but make it a good 'un, and never tell anyone.
Reasons: 1) If someone can brute force guess it, you've got other
problems. i.e. -- you're targetted!
2) Clothes, possessions, etc. can be searched. You may never
know until its too late!
3) If someone wants it, at least you'll know about it¹
Well, actually 2 - one for really important stuff, other for unimportant
stuff; I can trust my bank to keep it safe, but local supermarket is
another story.
¹ I consider this an advantage. See reason 2)
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who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the
oppressing." --- Malcolm X
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