Re: Question about blocking IP's

"yas_chan" <nestor_kun@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>Hmm I'm confused.

>What should I do? I don't want to disable portsentry because it stops
>the portscanners even though there is possibility that it could be used
>against me.

>I understand I had better to close the 143 port. I have no use for
>IMAP. How can I close this port?

Closing a port means removing anything (any daemon or any entry in xinetd)
which would respond to that port.
Eg, do not run imapd
Make sure it is not started by the init scripts.

You could also put it into your firewall to block all connections to that
port, as a belt and suspenders action.



>Okay, I know - since we are talking about newsgroups - next reply to my
>post is going to be a slap on my face.
>But as I told you I'm a newbie asking for stupid questions.

.

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