This email was mistakenly delivered to Positive Telecom, Inc. and is being forwarded to the intended recipient as a courtesy. Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ray Olszewski wrote: > I'd suggest a bit of caution in recommending that new users of Linux use old > distributions, especially for systems that will connect to the Internet. > Modern distributions (*any* modern distribution - this is not a "who's > better" argument) correct a host of security problems, some from old > versions of apps -- e.g., sendmail, imapd -- and others from bad default > configuration decisions -- e.g., turning on inetd services by default, > starting up with no root password. > > At 03:02 AM 3/4/99 -0500, J. D. Kent wrote: > >I just set up my first Linux system on a 386 laptop with 4 meg ram and > >only a 60 meg h/d, installing from floppies, and using Slackware 3.1. I > >am a newbie at linux, but I still found the install very straight > >forward, and fairly easy. I installed the basic file system, with > >network support, so that I have access to email, etc. this sounds like > >the perfect solution for you as well. > > [rest deleted] > > ------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"--- > Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo > 762 Garland Drive > Palo Alto, CA 94303-3603 > 650.328.4219 voice [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------------------
