Re: ghostly mail ports

["joe" <joseph.beard () btopenworld com>]

> I don't think you much have to worry about people being gentle on the
list;
> they're pretty good with new folk.
I've been lurking for ages, and i've seen a few people ripped into little
pieces :)

> At any rate, the two ports for your email are for the two ports that email
> uses.  SMTP runs on port 25 and is used to send messages.  POP3 runs on
port
> 110 and is used to receive messages.  For a database of common services
and
> their ports, check out:

Yeah, I knew what the ports are for, its just that they don't seem to be
attached to anything! I was under the impression that an open port had to
have a process keeping it open? Or is there some mechanism by which a
program can leave it open for later use?

I had tried most of what people suggested, netstat and all that, but it
never shows a program using it.

I have (by process of elimination) worked out its Norton AV 2003, and im not
that worried about it. But if somebody can explain why its open that would
be great (some technical details would be lovely ;)

joe