Sure, you leave yours set up with the original 65234 security problems and
lets see how long it takes for a hacker to get serious.  You r call is not
mine!

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 12:27 PM
To: CF-Server
Subject: RE: PC Server Stability


> I have MS 2000 servers that due to upgrades every week 
> are being rebooted @ least once per week. I have a Linux 
> system that is only rebooted when upgrades are added
> and this is a lot less frequently than Windows systems.

If it helps, you don't have to constantly patch your Windows servers. Just
set them up correctly in the first place, and most of the patches will be
irrelevant. Remove unused ISAPI extensions, and so on. You should only
rarely have to patch a production server, and in most cases, this can be
done on a scheduled basis. I've got some Windows servers which have been
running nonstop for years - they only get shutdown when they're moved to a
different physical location!

> Windows systems stay up longer if they are running 
> automated Defragmentation S/W.

If the filesystem is organized well, this isn't usually necessary.
Typically, on running production servers, the filesystem contents shouldn't
change all that frequently.

However, the fact that you raise both these points is useful and valid, in
that it illustrates one of the "hidden" costs of Windows administration -
anyone can set up a Windows box, but to administer it well, you have to know
what you're doing, just like with Unix.

Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
voice: (202) 797-5496
fax: (202) 797-5444

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