On Sep 13, 2008, at 8:38 PM, Bill Christensen wrote:
> In early August a security hole in the Domain Name System (the > "traffic cop" part of the internet that changes the name you type in > to your browser such as 'paypal.com' into an IP address of a specific > machine) was discovered. Not all domain name servers have been fixed > yet, though patches exist for most of them. Many DSNes run Windows, but a real-deal-SEAL DNS which runs under Unix is available for free. Those which don't run Windows for their DNSes run that Unix version. There really is no excuse running a mission-critical software system on something as flimsy as Windows. I would run it on a System/390 or a z/System. System/360 ... System/390's and z/System's predecessor ... was reliable enough to get us ... the U.S. ... to the Moon and back, during Project Apollo, although it ran the Houston-based software, not the LEM or CM software, which computer had all of 1K of RAM. The Houston-based System/360s had a meg or two of RAM, back when a megabyte of main storage cost a million dollars, and the largest disk drive was on ten 14" diameter platters and had a capacity of 30 megabytes per module, with a maximum of eight modules per disk controller. I've been programming System/360, System/370, System/390, and the various Amdahls which were System/370 and System/390 compatible, for nearly 45 years and the code I wrote 45 years ago will still run on IBM's latest and greatest with no modifications. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
