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Agreed
Ditch what can't be secured.

Linux is not perfect, but it is *securable*.
Unfortunately, Windows is not securable -- do
mostly to its monolithic architechture. You
have a high level of control over your UNIX/
Linux systems. The default capabilities of
Linux make it magnitudes harder to attack than
Windows systems, not to mention the insane
security add-ons that can be applied. Add-ons
such as Security Enhansed Linux created,
distributed, and used by the NSA (www.nsa.gov/
selinux). As far as spam, there are several
open source offerings that run on UNIX/Linux
that are highly effective at defeating spam.
Check out SpamAssasin for example
(www.spamassassin.org).

Linux may not be a security silver bullet, but
it's next to it.

-Bryan
Posted by: prime21   Posted on: 12/11/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Yes, not silver bullet, but start by booting Microsoft.  DonnieBoy | 12/11/03
Agreed  prime21 | 12/11/03
re  jimk_z | 12/11/03
If it does what you need without the security problems and the high cost??  DonnieBoy | 12/12/03
All UNIX-like systems are fine  Mikael_z | 12/13/03
RE: All UNIX-like systems are fine  jimmied43 | 01/07/04
Where are the MS supporters? They don't have an argument here?  DonnieBoy | 12/12/03
re : Yes, not silver bullet, but start by booting Microsoft.  JWatson77 | 12/13/03
RE: not silver bullet, but start by booting Microsoft.  jimmied43 | 01/07/04
Yahoo's plan  RestonTechAlec | 12/11/03
Foolishness  Prndll | 12/12/03
re: Silver bullet for security...  bengland | 12/15/03
NASA taken off line by hackers.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/19/03

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