----> cute! By the way, I'm not complaining/criticizing. I'm married to a techie-nerd (actually, a "geek")...we use that term as a complete compliment. If it wern't for the "geeks" the world would come to a screeching halt. Or, the most complex thing we would do is join the neighbors in a barn-raising! :-) Trisha: ---------> making the conscious decision to remain semi-technology illiterate. I do fine with paper maps, my GPS, my two-way radios (which I can program but not fix, my husband takes care of that) and I swear everytime my computer hiccups. Or blinks. HAve a great day and keep the world running!!!! On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, "Mike Ingoglia" wrote: > > :-) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 9:48 AM > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] The "Most Unsecure" OS > > > > ....huh?... > > > > > > On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, "Mike Ingoglia" wrote: > > > > > > Message > > > > > > > > > > > > This is why the Internet was pretty much founded on > > BSD based UNIX. Remember, LINUX isn't really UNIX, it's UNIX like. > > BSD based systems are tried and true and with other flavors of UNIX > > still > > account for the majority of the Web servers on the Internet. Yahoo! > > is run > > on FreeBSD servers, Hotmail (yes Microsoft) runs on FreeBSD servers > > (they're > > slowly trying to change this... bad P.R., you know), Sony Japan runs > > on FreeBSD, > > Walnut Creek (the busiest FTP site in the world) runs on FreeBSD... > > just to > > through this in, I believe Google runs on LINUX. If my numbers are > > still > > correct, an Apache web server still (although just barely) has more > > installs > > then all the other web server combined (I believe it's around 50% of > > all web > > servers run UNIX based Apache). Also, in defense of LINUX and the > > other > > open source projects one thing you have to keep in mind is in mixed > > environments > > the UNIX system is usually the one that's outside the firewall or on > > DMZ > > networks... it's pretty much out in the wind and therefore more prone > > to direct > > attacks. It is my opinion that UNIX is held to a higher standard then > > it's > > Microsoft counterparts. Although Microsoft took a huge step over > > Windows > > NT when it introduced RRAS with regards to controlling open ports, > > routing, etc > > it still has a lot of proving itself to do. > > > > All this is coming from one of the first > > MCSE's... I was Microsoft certified before the rage of becoming > > certified. Many companies out there have tried to jump on the > > bandwagon > > offering classes that basically allows you to memorize the > > questions... also, > > the tests are exponentially easier then they were originally (the > > Windows 3.1 > > test was probably one of the most difficult Microsoft has made... if > > you can > > believe that!). I first became certified in 1994 so you can tell I'm > > pretty much a Microsoft focused person. UNIX has always been a hobby > > of > > mine and something I've always used for DNS, firewalls, network > > troubleshooting, > > etc. In fact, I'm building a new Apache 2.0 webserver in another > > window of > > my computer right now (and... my desktop computer is running Windows > > XP... > > although it's behind my Cisco PIX firewall with strict firewall > > security)! I'm also one of the few people that have been successful > > in getting a Microsoft webserver to be very reliable (maybe Brian > > Lafrance, > > my coworker, co-conspirator with Team Leaplab, and our database > > programmer > > might disagree :-) ). FYI: The Microsoft IIS server we run at the > > office has almost 500 websites hosted on it!!!! > > > > Mike > > Team Leaplab > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~