[Tfug] RH Linux virus software

Eric Gearhart eric at nixwizard.net
Thu Jul 30 13:22:49 MST 2009


On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Zack Williams<zdwzdw at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's also a good idea to select software based on it's security
> history if that is of paramount concern - for example, OpenBSD and
> Qmail might be a better choice than Linux and Sendmail in a security
> conscious environment.

I agree... I've run qmail and lighttpd in place of other alternatives
on servers in the past for this very reason, in separate OpenVZ
containers no less (chroot on hefty steroids)... I was just saying
"don't blame the software if admin negligence is the cause"

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Eric
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