Re: What are the dangers of having a Webserver?

From: /dev/rob0 (rob0@gmx.co.uk)
Date: 12/01/02


From: /dev/rob0 <rob0@gmx.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 13:02:32 -0800

In article <3dea3cf5$0$94305$e4fe514c@dreader4.news.xs4all.nl>,
  Bonno Bloksma wrote:
> If it is realy that easy... Why would anyone even want to use Unix/Linux as
> as workstation in a corporate environment? I know Redhat and others are

Linux in the hands of a clueless sysadmin can indeed be very dangerous.
Linux in the hands of a good sysadmin can be very strong, stable, and
secure.

Windows in the hands of ANY sysadmin is ... Windows.

> pushing Linux as a workstation but what you and others have written would
> mean any corporation doing this would be nuts. All workstations would we
> wide open and maybe a lot of servers as well.

Under the assumption you seem to be making, sure. It's a silly
assumption, however. :) I don't think you understood what was written in
this thread.

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