It isn't that IIS is from the great Satan, it's that IIS shouldn't be trusted. Recall that the Code Red worm (and its scion) that caused millions of dollars of damage, worldwide, and still impacts the major cable and DSL networks is only a creature of IIS.
So, while I would still buy from OWA, if I could get something for roughly the same price from a vendor that doesn't use IIS, I'd go use the alternative. I was already inconvenienced by the Egghead security breach... On Sunday, October 7, 2001, at 11:46 AM, Terry Mathews wrote: >I know that a lot of web sites aren't hosted by the company themselves, but >instead outsourced to another company. It removes a lot of liability issues. >I wouldn't cruxify OWC just yet... >>Terry >>Thanks for the site info Yuri. I didn't even know about it. >>So they are running IIS on Windows 2k servers. Hmmm... I guess HP-UX >>is too expensive but Linux?? :) -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
