That's why I said "likely", not "will".

-Soxred93

On Feb 6, 2008, at 1:32 PM, Marco Schuster wrote:

> Simetrical schrieb:
>> On Feb 6, 2008 11:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
>> wrote:
>>> That's the problem, a Windows server is likely to be a little less
>>> secure, IMHO.
>>
>> Doubtful.  A legal copy of Windows (so you can get the updates)  
>> can be
>> secured as well as Linux, at least assuming the administrator is
>> equally skilled in managing both.  That's not a very good rationale
>> against using it.
>>
> A lot more virus/worm/h4xx authors focus on Windows platforms than on
> Linux/Solaris. And there are a lot more remotely exploitable errors to
> gain root access for Windows than for Linux. Another point is thatin
> Linux you just shut down the vulnerable service, while some
> rootexploits for Windows affect core components.
>
> Marco
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