[Info-vax] VSI OpenVMS Hobbyist Program Announced.

[Scott Dorsey]

>>> I never understood this non-standard port thing. [...]
>>
>>   If you expose a server at port 22 for a while, and then
>>switch it to a different (non-standard) port, then I predict
>>that you'll see the difference.

Yes.  Within five minutes of exposing a server at port 22 you'll get
break-in attempts from all around the world, whereas if you put it
on a nonstandard port it may take as much as ten minutes.
--scott
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