Re: [LUAU] most secure web/mail server distro

[Michael_Bishop/FARRINCS/HIDOE]

As for a webserver, I've believe that FreeBSD/Apache is the most stable and
secure platform.

>From the OSS Institute website FAQ ( http://www.oss-institute.org/faq.htm
):

BSD/OS, FreeBSD, Net BSD, OpenBSD - The BSD(Berkeley Software Design)
family of operating systems are UNIX-based, free/open-source operating
systems, similar to Linux. Initially developed at the University of
California-Berkeley in the 1970s, BSD is considered one of the most secure
and stable OS s and serves as a platform for a large percentage of Internet
service providers. Several companies that utilize BSD include Yahoo, UUNET,
Mindspring and Compuserve. Ironically, Microsoft's free email service
Hotmail began its life on BSD servers, and Apple recently announced its
next operating system will be based on BSD.

Michael






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Greetings all.
I know this kinda sounds stupid, but I wanted to know what distro you guys
prefer for running web/mail servers.

I 've tried mandrake and fedora but for some reason, since these distros
are very common I feel like there will be an exploit somewhere, I know
security doesn't just come out of a box and it's plug-and-play.

anyways I just wanted to see what distros you guys prefer for a somewhat
secure web/mail server.

TNX


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