On Thu, 10 Jan 2002 17:46:53 -0500 (EST), Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Gregory J. Feig wrote:

>> No, Steve....we don't want this discussion to end here...

> I didn't mean it like that.
> I meant that when Glenn said,

> Q.  What do I lose...
> A.  Nothing.

> that I couldn't add anything at that point.  To me,
> that pretty much says "point, set, match."  It doesn't
> mean there won't be future matches.  ;-)

Ok, looks like I owe you all an apology.

I did not make myself clear in my original post.

I did not mean to dispute the fact that security is an issue
which needs to be addressed.

I do in fact understand all-too-well that security does need to be
addressed. (that's one of the biggest reasons why all I'm running
is this..... http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/netstats.gif )
(screen shot taken last evening at one of my "most vulnerable" moments)

What I *do* dispute is the statement that by:

"....True, if you follow their suggestion to disable all services,..."

You would be:

"....throwing away a good deal of what makes Linux such a great OS....."

IMHO,
Linux is a great OS even without any of those services which might be
vulnerable to attack through the security holes in said services.

But, that's just my opinion. ;-)

____


Again... I am sorry for any confusion that I may have caused.


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