From: Paul A. Thomas (bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com)
Date: Wed Dec 17 2003 - 12:15:08 PST
No, it is a variant of UNIX, and Linux is a branch off the UNIX family..
one which runs on X86 motherboards.
I have spoken to the MVPA a few times and we discussed computers and their
web site while doing the paperwork, and my impression was that most of them
are not able to host a site: as it's FreeBSD either someone there knows
computers or they have opted to host it elsewhere.
My only point was if it is being hosted by another company then wouldn't
that company have the responsibility to get the site back up in an hour or
two? Secure from the same hack ?
Paul
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At 11:58 AM 12/17/2003, you wrote:
>I believe FreeBSD is a flavor of Linux. Just as RedHat
>is also.
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>IHC
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>----- 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
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> > 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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