This is FUD. A properly configured IIS web server is not a honeypot for hackers. Just like an improperly configured Apache (which, IMO is much easier to MISconfigure than IIS) IS subject to hacking.
This is a simple preference issue. The ticking time bomb analogy is interesting. With Windows Update, both IIS and ASP are automagically updated to take care of critical security fixes. This is not the case with Apache or PHP. If an admin is not attentive to the latest security issues with either, then those would potentially be the ticking time bombs. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ronald Kushner Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 1:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Survery responses - PHP Matrosity Tech Support wrote: > Let's not attack one another's preferences in the software world. Some > people like Ferrari and some like Lamborghini. They both seem to get > the job done and are nice vehicles. My experience with IIS is if you have high available bandwidth hackers will find a way to get control of your machine, no matter how many patches are applied, security rollups are run, and having a world class firewall in front of your machine. They will get in then use your machine in a DoS attack. To require IIS for webmail is opening up many more machines that currently are off the radar. You should be comparing a Ferrari with four bald tires against a well maintained Lamborghini. One is a ticking time bomb, the other does what it's supposed to do and doesn't give up on you when you need it the most. -Ron To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
