From: IHC53 (ihc53@bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed Dec 17 2003 - 11:58:13 PST
I believe FreeBSD is a flavor of Linux. Just as RedHat
is also.
IHC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nigel Hay" <Nigel@milweb.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] MVPA attacked again
> According to the hackers sites (who list who has been hacked by who) it
> wasn't running on Linux or windows but an OS called FreeBSD which I am not
> familiar with.
>
> But regardelss of what technical platform, I am sure we we all want to see
> the MVPA site up and running again. Bloody hackers!
> NIGE
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "TARogue" <tom@tarogue.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 8:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] MVPA attacked again
>
>
> > On Wed, 17 Dec 2003, Paul A. Thomas wrote:
> >
> > > Based upon guess work only, I would think the MVPA would have hired a
> > > hosting site, whose job it would be to stop the attacks, not the staff
> at
> > > the MVPA. How many of us, even in the field of computers, are expert
at
> > > hardening a web server? Especially if it's based on Windows, which a
> home
> > > remedy probably would be.
> > >
> > Why would a home web server be Windows? Linux is readily available at
> > Staples and has everything you need to harden the system right there. MS
> > demands you spend many $100's to do what Linux lets you do for "free."
> >
> > That being said: a firewall dsl or cable router can be had for only
> > minimal dollars, then just keeping up with the patches as released by MS
> > and keeping "extra" software off the machine should keep you as secure
> > as you need.
> >
> > Of course, again, all of this is based on *no* first-hand knowledge of
> > the situation.
> >
> > But at least my M-37 is running again!
> >
> > --
> > TARogue (Linux user number 234357)
> > "There is no right to fair use." -- Preston Padden, head of government
> > relations for Walt Disney Corp.
> >
> >
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