On Sun, 10 Nov 2002 22:27, you wrote: > On Sun, 2002-11-10 at 01:55, John Summerfield wrote: > > Is this a reason to not close down those avenues that are easy? Seems to > > me that if you fix some, you have fewer left to fix. > > > > As the philospher said, a journey of a thousand leagues starts with a > > single step. > > From a security view point thats like arguing that its worth closing the > windows even though you don't actually have a door on the main entrance > to the house.
Secure the windows, there's only the door left. A smaller task > The step you have to make IMHO is from "stopping" to "what happens when" Are you now suggesting there's no value in a firewall? I thought you wrote lokkit. While "when" is important, I like to see it made harder to get in in the first place. Why is Linux less often exploited than Windows? Because it's harder. -- Cheers John Summerfield Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb
