I asked Time Warner what the continually flashing bottom light on my cable= modem meant (read's "data" ) They said it was pinging from hackers' automated programs (probably= chinese) trying to find open ports... seem reasonable? Or poppycock ? yodar *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 4/1/2003 at 4:28 PM Cuffy10@xxxxxxx wrote: >In a message dated 4/1/03 10:51:51 AM Pacific Standard Time, >jstrain1@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > >> jest plain dumm luck, huh? ;>) >> > >Luck could be part of the equation but I'm more inclined to think that >your >vulnerability to attack is similiar to Enid, Oklahoma during WWII. There >was >nothing there worth attacking 60 years ago and the same holds true today >(see >the comment from Chas in Ok). The possibility of you being attacked is >about >as likely as the possibility that Enid, Oklahoma will become a tourist >attraction. >If you would feel better worrying I would suggest you worry about some >gang >member coming in and spraying graffiti on your bathroom walls. Now there's= >something to be concerned about !! <bg> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >There are two ways to write error-free programs. > Only the third one works. > > >VIEW ARCHIVES @ //www.freelists.org > >UNSUBSCRIBE by sending email to triadtechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >unsubscribe in the Subject field. > >To VIEW/CHANGE your subscription status go to >//www.freelists.org/webpage/triadtechtalk > >Contact List Owner - dbcfour@xxxxxxx VIEW ARCHIVES @ //www.freelists.org UNSUBSCRIBE by sending email to triadtechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field. To VIEW/CHANGE your subscription status go to //www.freelists.org/webpage/triadtechtalk Contact List Owner - dbcfour@xxxxxxx