On Sat, Sep 21, 2002 at 02:50:42AM +0800, Ian C. Sison wrote: > On Fri, 20 Sep 2002, Rick Moen wrote: > > > > I've essentially already covered this, in my prior post: If it's a DoS > > that kills Apache, I'll bring up Boa in five minutes. If it's against > > vs-ftpd, I'll bring up Pure-ftpd in five minutes. If it's against > > Exim... well, I _think_ I'd probably have Postfix adequately figured > > out in half an hour or so. ;-> Or temporarily resurrect Sendmail. > > True. Although sometimes it's not that easy. Maybe your website runs > Apache with PHP and gets hit with a new DoS, a fix for which is still up > and coming.. I'm nitpicking but generally you called it correct.. he he
But then the point now becomes planning for that possibility. Having an alternative static website to be made available using a different web server while Apache+PHP is still vulnerable should be in the picture somehow. If you insist that you -must- have Apache+PHP, then you've narrowed your choices to having service or none at all when you get hit with an Apache+PHP vulnerability. Sacrificing the PHP interactivity during the Apache+PHP "outage" and placing a static website served using Boa maintains your presence. There are no sacred cows. -- ___ eric pareja ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) User #8159 http://counter.li.org \e/ [ Chiba City: A Cyberpunk MUSH - http://chibacity.erisian.net ] GNU/Linux v [ Philippine Linux Users' Group + http://plug.linux.org.ph ] Software & [ IRC /join #plug @irc.free.net.ph every evening 10pm onwards ] Freedom "...the symbol is nothing. It is the reality behind every symbol that is all." _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
