Steve Wolfe wrote:
>
> 1) One of the advantages of IBM is 'the IBM guy.' This can also be one of their
> dis-advantages. At this point in the game I would think that changing to
> something else is out of the question. There is a good chance that what they
> are proposing is 'ok' and not fantastic. I would use the time to learn more.
>
> 2) Question ..
> I would think opening up the MS SQL port across the Internet is dangerous - what
> are some thoughts on having a database port open on the Internet? I know it
> scares me - but it would provide a answer to a problem that I may have to solve
> soon.
>
Do not do this if you are using SQL authentication. Even once you have
changed the sa password from the default (null), it is still apparently
a security hole.
If you're doing NT auth it should be okay as long as you restrict
incoming traffic to a specific address.
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