~BD~ wrote:
> One of my ex-army friends, now a long-time professional computer
> business owner has told me this:
>
> "When your computer is connected to a private server, you are at risk
> from someone with a higher access code (eg Administrator) who can bypass
> your firewall on port 3389 which is the main port used for remote desktop.
>
> The problem here is that an ex member of staff or someone who hacks the
> server will not let anyone know they have Administrator rights until
> they are caught."
>
> *
> Does anyone here dispute this fact?
> *
>
> If it *is* true (and I have no reason to doubt it) that presumably means
> that if anyone subscribes to Annexcafe newsgroups or to the Aumha 'help'
> server they are, indeed, putting themselves at risk.
>
> Comments welcomed.
>
Are *you* listening on port 3389?