[Tfug] Open port question.

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On Mon, 1 Jul 2002, Ken Steen wrote:

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> 9/tcp	   discard
> 13/tcp   daytime
> 25/tcp   smtp
> 37/tcp   time
> 98/tcp   linuxconf
> 111/tcp  sunrpc
> 113/tcp  auth
> 515/tcp  printer
> 1024/tcp rpc.statd
> 5432/tcp postgres
>
> I'm not sure which of these services I can shutdown.  They are pretty
> much the default Debian Woody services with the exceptions of linuxconf,
> which I know I don't need, and postgres.  Can I remove any of the other
> services?

If you're running a mail server, you'll want to keep smtp. If you need
postgres, keep that too. I don't know if the printer one is neccessary for
printing, but all the rest are safe to take out.

- Yan