[Info-vax] VSI OpenVMS Hobbyist Program Announced.

[Steven Schweda]

> Security by obscurity has never been a good idea and
> very seldom successful.

   Apparently, our definitions of "good idea" and
"successful" differ considerably.  See previously reported
figures.

> If they can find a server on a never used before IP address
> that has not had a name assigned in the DNS system in just a
> few minutes how long would you expect it to take to find all
> the open ports?

   DNS is not required when trying (almost) all IP addresses.

   The point was not that using non-standard ports confers
invulnerability, only that it stops the vast majority of
annoying break-in attempts.  For which, the evidence is clear
and unequivocal.  It's not complicated.  What I fail to
understand is why this is not clear to anyone.