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Hackers exploiting wide-open Portmap to amp up DDoS attacks

Mike 16

Re:(why?)

-- I really don't understand why so many Linux distros install it [...] --

Probably the same reason a "server" install (on a headless machine) of some mainstream distros includes a metric buttload of video-card drivers and other media-munging cruft. Either they can't be arsed to figure out what is useful or

"I once left Hercules support off the install disk I made for my Gran, and caught hell"

"Does your Gran run a rack full of headless Xeon servers?"

"No, but she _MIGHT_!"

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