Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 21:07:31 -0500 From: Tom ONeil <tom.oneil@tacni.com> To: Dave VanAuken <dave@hawk-systems.com>, Free <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Frontpage Extensions - security and reliability assessment Message-ID: <3B89AB63.B2633D66@tacni.com> References: <DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNKEHGIAAA.dave@hawk-systems.com>
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FWIW - we gave up on FP on FreeBSD and put in a Win2K server. Making FP work on unix felt.... dirty, somehow. We have enough call for other M$ stuff that it became worth it to have a separate machine. Tom Dave VanAuken wrote: > > Recently have had a few requests for frontpage support. We are entirely FreeBSD > Server based and I dread the thought of installing an NT/2k Server on our > network to support these requests. > > Reviewed Frontpage extensions and a myriad of security, reliability, and general > discontented reports. Have also tracked down some helpful resources like the > rtr.com site. > > The general feeling is that adding FP extensions is going to create a security > and support headache. > > Looking for feedback, install suggestinos, particularly good resources, hacks, > patches, and anything else that may help us make an accurate judgement on this. > > FreeBSD boxes for the most part have performed without a hitch under a wide > range of setups and hacks... Would hate to comprimise this just to support a > few "developers" using a Micro$oft product. > > TIA > > Dave > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message -- Thomas J. ONeil tom.oneil@tacni.com http://www.tacni.net "National Power, Local Presence" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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