One of the benefits of Linux is that it doesn't need to be babysat. I know this is an arguable thing, but I like that I set up a machine at one of our remote locations, and it hasn't been signed into in well over a year.
It's fine to say "be on top of things", but I want a server that runs like this... http://www.networkcomputing.com/1119/1119f1products_2.html And I'll argue that exploit or not, this basically offers that ability. Unlike NT, Linux and Netware both run only services that you want them to, rather than needing repeated security patches for things like MEDIA PLAYER on a server. I wonder if anyone would notice if I used a Database server for watching DVDs throughout the day. Maybe, but then they do have GL screensavers too. Kev. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor Lauder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 12:22 PM Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Linux gets a worm! > Actually, worms under linux have existed for a while now... and even > longer under unix. As for this exploit, I really hope anyone here running > SSL had that patched a while ago because the patch for that exploit came > out about a month ago. This exploit is targeting servers that haven't > been updated in a at least a month and it's actually hitting lots of > people, pretty sad when patches have been available for a while now. > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Finally Linux is worth the time for someone to make a worm. Easy to > > detect, easy to defeat, and dose not affect my server but still a worm. > > > > http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2002.09.13.ht ml > > > > Yes I run Apache but I don't use SSL. If you run SSL you must read this. > > - -- > > Roy Souther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > http://www.SiliconTao.com > > > > Live to code, code to live! > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > > > iEYEARECAAYFAj2F83YACgkQCbnxcmEBt434oACgqPHbAWIcOBX6m7jOUZ2rsLJR > > 1YoAnRkdLTB42p8mS+WlaDuB5L7nV39+ > > =YkE6 > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > >
