On Mon, 7 Jan 2002 01:29:15 -0500 (EST), Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 6 Jan 2002, Neil Parks wrote: >> Take a look at http://rute.sourceforge.net . >> It's an online book with everything you need to know about Linux. > It certainly does have a lot of info... but it's a > long way from "everything you need to know." > One glaring shortcoming is the section on security. > True, if you follow their suggestion to disable all > services, you're pretty secure... but if you do that, > you're throwing away a good deal of what makes Linux > such a great OS. OK... I have heard this statement from others as-well. Could you possibly name some of the services you are reffering to? And then explain what it is that the "average user" would be thowing away by not using those sevices ? -- Glenn http://arachne.cz/ http://freedos-32.sourceforge.net/ http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm
