7/11 I want to run qmail on a UNIX box. FreeBSD or Red Hat or Mandrake
Linux? Any particular recommendations? I really want to spend
"just enough" time on securing the machine (I'm assuming all of
these are about the same in stability), and I've never administered
FreeBSD before, though I know about the handbook.
\_ http://www.openbsd.org unless you have a multi cpu box. Reasonably
secure on a default install. Turn off all the random crap in
/etc/services, disable inetd, etc and you should be fine for
most purposes.
\_ Thanks. I just remember that guy on wall who was like
"I'm clued, I disabled all the services, I did other things,
but my Linux box got cracked anyway."
\_ Then he did something stupid.
\_ % telnet http://www.openbsd.org 80
Trying 129.128.5.191...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
(I hope that isn't a sign.)
\_ they'll probably claim it's a security feature that
their web server doesn't listen on the web port. -tom
\_ That's an IRIX box. No wonder it's down.
\_ http://www.openbsd.org is hosted on U. Alberta's SUNsite which
of course runs Solaris you moron.
\_ Weird. I'm pretty sure that was the URL. Dunno.
\_ Guess which one the script kiddies like. -muchandr
\_ Your UNIX box?
\_ FIREWALL! Does wonders. Its pretty hard to disable all the
services, so disable what you can, and firewall the thing.
\_ What's hard about disabling all the services? Edit /etc/services
and don't run inetd. Scan your box afterwards just to make sure.
You run the damned box. Admin it properly. |
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