Hello,
I'm trying to determine what would be the best (and most appropriate) OS
platform for a firewall.  I've looked through several months of past
postings on this mailing list as well as other URLs to see if I could find
any clear direction on this issue, but I haven't seen any.
I'm going between NT and a UNIX variant. 
 
I would characterize my findings as 'UNIX is more secure than NT but NT is
fast approaching the level of security offered by UNIX'.  I've seen
recommendations to avoid NT but backed up by generalizations, rather than
example.  Similarly, I've seen that UNIX has been suggested as a more secure
platform, but again, only backed up by generalization.  

I'd like to hear if my interpretation of the NT v UNIX issue is shared by
others and would I be making a mistake if I went with NT.  I'm leaning
towards NT because, if the two OSes are truly close in their level of
security, it would be wise for me to go with NT since we'll have other NT
servers on site and I'd like to restrict the number of different servers.

Thanks
Jim
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