no clue buddy,
nmapping my machines outputs this
Code:
$ nmap localhost
Starting nmap 3.93 ( http://www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) at 2005-12-23 17:26 CST
Interesting ports on localhost (127.0.0.1):
(The 1649 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: closed)
PORT STATE SERVICE
22/tcp open ssh
25/tcp open smtp
37/tcp open time
53/tcp open domain
106/tcp open pop3pw
110/tcp open pop3
111/tcp open rpcbind
113/tcp open auth
139/tcp open netbios-ssn
143/tcp open imap
445/tcp open microsoft-ds
631/tcp open ipp
781/tcp open hp-collector
783/tcp open spamassassin
791/tcp open unknown
799/tcp open controlit
993/tcp open imaps
2049/tcp open nfs
6000/tcp open X11
Nmap finished: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.264 seconds
I do have
some services running, as well as a qmail test installation
That's why you see so many open ports.