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From: andreas@wup.de (Andreas Klemm)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Internet service providing-which OS?
Date: 17 Aug 1995 11:37:24 GMT
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ywliu@beta.wsl.sinica.edu.tw wrote:
: Coranth Gryphon (gryphon@msgi.com) wrote:

: : Why? Because it is more stable than Solaris, AIX, SCO, or the other
: : commercial operating systems that I have had the dis-pleasure of
: : working with. Their only advantage is that you can pay someone a lot
: : of money so as not to have to deal with the problems yourself.


: Here comes another issue of selecting OS : system security.

: I don't mean FreeBSD or Linux is more vulnerable, but for example, I know 
: Sun (or AT&T ?) seems to put some effort on the security issue of SunOS 5.x. 
: Some actions are turned off by default for security. In this case, would it 
: be more advisable to buy commercial OS ?

Could you please enlighten us with facts, so that one could really
compare good or missing security features ?!

: I know computer security is another issue, but shouldn't a good
: OS help ISP to prevent system from being intruded ?

Yes of course. But now say, _what_ in _your_ opineon does Solaris
better/worse ... same for FreeBSD. After that we can argue.

Currently all you tell is "bla". Sorry.

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