Of course remote exploits are only useful if you can see the box remotely.  Mine
isn't totally secure from the Net, but there is a Cisco 675DSL modem/router
between it and the Net performing NAT for my little network.

> When I see numbers like that, I cringe.  Just looking over the
> last couple months, these kernel-related SecurityFocus BugTraq
> advisories have been issued:
> - 02.03.026
> - 02.04.004
> - 02.04.030
> - 02.09.021
> (a nice blend of information leakage, DoS attacks, and root exploits).
> 
> With an uptime that large, I'm betting you have not patched your
> kernel lately :)  A large uptime is not necessarily a good thing.

> > #uptime
> > 5:31pm  up 419 days, 21:59,  1 user,  load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
> >
> > talk to me when you get close to this.  (and it is just not busy right
> > now becase its after 5pm)

> > > My wife's shiny new computer, with Windows XP preloaded, had to
> > > be rebooted this weekend after an appalling 60 days of uptime.
> > > Look out Linux, it looks like Microsoft is on to something.  Now
> > > all I have to do is figure out how my son can play his games
> > > without being an administrator.