Binding ssh to priviledged port breaks rule (port < 1024 => system service)

[sen_ml at eccosys.com]

Ola> o It breaks firewall rules that assume that user connections start at
Ola> port > 1024 or > 32768.

bad assumption on the part of the rule writer.

Ola> o It breaks monitoring software using the same assumptions.

bad assumption on the part of the software author.

Ola> o Every suid program is a separate evil (caused by the flawed security
Ola> model in most unices). 

using setuid properly is hard, but setuid is not evil, imo.