[aclug-L] Re: Denied connections

[Greg House <ghouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 26 August 2001 23:47, you wrote:
> Yes--more points for the Linux side!  No site licenses, very few viruses
> (so far) have any effect on Linux, very low cost, and once it is setup,
> it is very easy to maintain.  I don't attach graphics to e-mails often,
> but this one is a keeper.
> My co-workers that the code red is going after web servers no matter
> what NOS they are using.  I know they are wrong, but too bad they don't
> understand what the REAL issues are with the matter.  ~Ironrose

Well, Code Red itself won't/can't do that...since it exploits a specific 
vulnerability. However, there _was_ an article on SecurityFocus yesterday or 
today about how Apache/Linux could be attacked in similar ways. Probably 
worth a read, if you're interested in things as such.

Greg
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