John: Only one word of caution: If you're actually going to buy something to use as your server, or some hardware for your server, it would be wise to find out in advance what hardware works best with linux. What I'm trying to tell you is that there are preferred options, and options to be avoided. So, before you spend money ... On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, John J. Boyer wrote: > Hello, > Thanks to all of you who answered my questions on converting my office to > Linux and on Linux viruses. Stand by for more questions when we start to set > up a server. > John > > Computers to Help People, Inc. > http://www.chpi.org > 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <dreamwvr@dreamwvr.com> > To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 14:03 > Subject: Re: Linux Viruses > > > > hi, > > Linux has a different set of Security issues. Suffice it to say > > there is no perfect model. Having said that it is important to > > realize that one of the key components of security is to > > explicitly allow. What one observes from windows is that the > > environment is explicitly deny. This in itself is a recipe > > for disaster. The thought pattern of security practices are > > quite a bit different than the thought pattern of either > > systems in usual usage. What it comes down to mostly is when > > you let users do anything they want and build a system that > > promotes that type of usage your security goes out the window;-} > > Best Regards > > dreamwvr@dreamwvr.com > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 01:33:34PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote: > > > Well, there might be more attacks, but the circumstances are radically > > > different. Suffice it to say there are many more tools at hand to secure > a > > > linux/unix system. Also, the open nature of linux software assists > because > > > many more people can cooperate in assuring the reliability of that > > > software. It's different from Microsoft in this important respect--where > > > only Microsoft can deal with security holes, which it generally only > does > > > when it gets around to it. > > > > > > Furthermore, I would disagree that linux/unix is not under attack > because > > > it's less popular. In fact, it's more popular, still, for Internet > > > servers. And, a server coming down affects many people. > > > > > > Yes, there have been successful attacks on linux/unix. Let's see, the > last > > > big one was in the late 1980's, right? > > > > > > But, like anything else, if you leave the door open, someone you don't > > > want to greet may just walk in. > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, > > > John J. Boyer wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > One reason there are so many Microsoft viruses is that their software > is > > > > used on a vast number of machines. If Linux were to become popular, > wouldn't > > > > there be a lot of Linux viruses? Or Worms? There have been some > notorious > > > > Unix infections. > > > > Thanks. > > > > John > > > > > > > > Computers to Help People, Inc. > > > > http://www.chpi.org > > > > 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >