(Answer) (Category) SCO UnixWare 7/OpenUNIX 8/OpenServer 6 FAQ : (Category) Networking :
What network services, that run by default, don't I need?
Many people do not need to run routed on their small LAN, especially if they have their default route and other routes statically entered. There are a lot of legacy daemons like finger, talk, ntalk, and systat. You just have to have a close look. Running old daemons is a sure-fire way to leave your network open. Telnetd and ftpd are problems!


For instance, UnixWare 7.1.1 ships with wu-ftpd 2.4.2academ. There's no end the the CERT alerts about old versions of wu-ftpd, older that 2.6.0 being root compromised. Plus, wu-ftpd is enabled by default.


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