> tone, I have to reboot my Linux server several times per day (I assume
> because of hackers), and my Windows NT server has been rebooted for
Then you evidently don't know how to set up and run a Linux server because
otherwise
1) It would be patched, up to date and hardened against hackers
2) You would KNOW (not assume) if it was hackers because you would have a
feel for "normal" on your server.
> hardware and software upgrades only. It currently has been up for three
> years, three months and 5 days. (November 12, 1999 when we moved our
> offices)
So you havent applied any patches etc for 3 YEARS????
> The only reason that Microsoft products are the target of so much malice
> is because they are the most commonly used products. People are not
> going to write a virus that targets non-Microsoft email clients for
> basically two reasons:
>
> 1. There is not as much bang-for-the-buck. (Why write a virus to take
> down three computers, when, for the same amount of effort, you can take
> down three million?)
> 2. They do not wish to publicly declare that their software of choice is
> just as vulnerable.
B**lshit! The are a few worms around for *nix systems and virtually nil
viruses as it is not as easy to exploit as a Windows box. Pure and
simple. Nothing to do with how many are out there...
Windows is generally speaking (thinking mostly home users here) wide open
permissions and running email clients that have scripting built-in.
Also because the GUIs are so prevalent any old person can setup servers
without having a foggiest idea on what they are actually doing or what
they need to do to secure it!
> But, although I would never rely on *nix for my desktop workstation, I
> wouldn't run Windows on my Internet Servers either.
I use Linux and Windows interchangeably on my workstations depending on my
mood and what I am trying to do.
I would NEVER use Windows for an Internet server.
But any system with a competant admin that keeps it up to date with the
security patches and upgrades can be very secure. The problem is most
people dont...
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