> > Run Solaris on a Sparc. You'd be impressed how few remote x86 attacks
> > actually port over.
>
> that's actually a pretty good deterrent right there. have a friend that
> uses the same logic with his netbsd alphas. if someone really wanted to
> compromise the box, it would be trivial to fingerprint and get shellcode
> for any number of processors _but_ you'll still be avoiding 99.9% of the
Sparc's have the whole concept of execution windows, that Alphas don't.
That makes it a tad bit harder. However, up until Digital Unix 4.0E there
wasn't even an executable stack, period. Java came along and made DEC
(now Compaq) change all that. I doubt think NetBSD on the Alpha has had
that limitation.
But it's still the same deal. Script kiddies and bots pick on X86.
-e
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<majcher> icky is like a shadowy hit man, that nobody ever sees, and can only
contact through some strange process.
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