Why are you rebooting your Windows box when the patch doesn't require it? Sounds like a user issue...not an OS issue :-D.
Eric -----Original Message----- From: Russ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 21 January 2007 00:05 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Apache config > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 3:25 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Apache config > <snip> > > As for the whole open source argument, no, IIS nor third-party IIS > tools are open source. For something that is essentially a commodity, > like a web server, I have never needed the ability to edit the source, > I wouldn't be qualified to edit the source, and I suspect that this is > true for many of the people on this list. Out of curiosity, are you an > Apache committer? If you're not, have you made changes to the Apache > source? If you do make changes, what do you do when a new version > comes out? How are you any better in this respect than the "one man > companies" you mention above? > I am not an Apache committer, and I would not be qualified to be one. I do know that there are thousands of eyes looking at the Apache source and finding bugs and vulnerabilities. I do upgrade my Apache versions from time to time, and I do it more often if a serious vulnerability is found. Unlike Windows, however, this is not very often. On linux, apache gets automatically updated between minor versions as part of the nightly update. > > Ok, maybe not so simple, but once you get the hang of it, you can > > feel the power. Just like using linux for servers instead of > > windows. It takes time to learn how to administer it, but once you > > do, you'll never go back. For one thing you won't have to worry > > about monthly security patches. They silently download at night > > without ever needing a reboot. My Linux server has been up for 91 > > days. People have their servers up for years at a time without > > rebooting. Can you say the same about windows? > > Actually, the vast majority of Windows patches no longer need a > reboot, and if you think 91 days is an impressive uptime number, well, > I'm sorry to say, but most of my Windows servers have higher uptime > than that. > Vast majority is not all. I have my servers set to auto reboot when windows patches come out, and they have been rebooting on a monthly basis. The last time they rebooted was 12/17. If your servers have a higher uptime then 91 days, you must not be doing your job of patching server very well. Now I said my Linux server has an uptime of 91 days. The only reason it's so small, is because I was probably having some issue, and still have the preconceived notion from the Windows world that a reboot usually fixes things. If I didn't reboot manually, I would've had a much higher uptime, and as I've mentioned, I have seen Linux servers with uptimes measured in years, all while receiving nightly updates. Russ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:267100 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
