Also, a backup procedure is a very good idea. As long as you're careful
with what you do with Linux (eg. don't run services you dont need, keep up
with security updates, etc.), you should have just as secure of a system
as OpenBSD. Don't run thinks like BIND, or other buggy large software
packages, run more secure equivalents... like MaraDNS instead of BIND,
qmail instead of sendmail, thttpd instead of Apache (well, Apache is
unlikely to be much of a problem if properly configured)...
<plug>I just got a DDS-3 (12G uncompressed) drive from PCSurplusOnline for
$175 (pull from server), and it works beautifully. </plug> 12-24G of data
on a $8-$10 tape is a VERY affordable solution if you ask me, there's very
little reason not to do backups. At least you could do CD-R(W) backups
as little as $0.30 per 700M disk.
Just my $0.02 ($0.03 CDN)
-- Pat
On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> > b) When I got back I discovered some little punk assed bitch had hacked
> > into my server and it had to be taken off the local network where it sits
> > for security reasons.
>
> This sucks!!! Something you might want to consider is using OpenBSD for
> your server. I've been using Linux for over 10 years now, and while I think
> it's a pretty good desktop OS, and OK as a server, if I want a stable secure
> server I'll use OpenBSD! Of course OpenBSD sucks in that it doesn't support
> multiprocessor systems!
>
> Oh, and yes, I realize you're probably not in the mood for someone
> suggesting you switch to a different OS.
>
> Zane
>
Received on Tue Jan 22 2002 - 22:27:00 GMT