TCH-Dick Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Just go two e-mails pretending to be from Microsoft. Remember folks, Microsoft NEVER sends updates via e-mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Imager Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 thanks, Mike! Rock Sign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Rob Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Shoot, I tried applying the patch but nothing happened. I wonder if I did something wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindixp Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Shoot, I tried applying the patch but nothing happened. I wonder if I did something wrong? I hope it wasn't a self melting backdoor, in past i saw such exe's sent which are a real threat to security. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Rob Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 It's OK Manu, I run BSD. Sly attempt at humor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oompahloompah Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 BSD is reputed to have one heck of a robust security in comparison to other *nix flavoured OSes. The rest of us just have to be extra careful, darn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandafields Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 What makes BSD better than Debian? I thought Debian was the best distro available. I don't know anything about BSD, although I have had lots of 1-on-1 with BSOD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeJ Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Debian is a distribution of the Linux operating system (originally created by Linus Torvalds). BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution ... created at UC Berkeley originally) is a whole different Operating system (with multiple derivations as well). OpenBSD (put together by the same people who provide the most commonly used SSH software, OpenSSH) in particular is often considered one of the most secure operating systems due to their intensive auditing process (team of people who continually audit the software looking for security issues) and the fact that they distribute the OS in a secure by default configuration, so that all but the most essential services are off by default, and the user has to turn on services that they want... unlike the more common method of shipping an OS with most services enabled by default including many that may never used by the end user, leaving more potential security risks. Of course, with all that said, you might ask, well why then doesn't everyone run OpenBSD, and that comes down to functionality. Although BSD and Linux are both Unix variants, Linux today is more popular than BSD, and generally has more 3rd party support in the way of applications being ported or written for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Rob Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 What he said ^. I just went with BSD to be different from Raul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevevan Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Does that mean we have to call you a *nix god, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Rob Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 I am more of the *nix village idiot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Thomas Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 I am more of the *nix village idiot Refuses to call Rob an idiot. God sounds better. <_> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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