> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 20:33:43 -0500
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] port 80 -> 443
>
> On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 8:17 PM, RB <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 17:07, Michel Servaes <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> I don't really like port 80 at all on an IIS server...
> >
> > Please forgive my IIS ignorance (and this has gone far afield from
> > pfSense), but what's the difference?
>
> That's exactly what I thought on first seeing this - there's
> absolutely no difference. It makes no sense at all to use a different
> port on the server for security reasons.
>
I would agree. And whether you like Microsoft or not, there are thousands of
IIS instances running on the net with out any problems so I don't think its
worth the hassle. If you are that concerned about IIS being a security
vulnerability then run a different web server. :)
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