> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derek D. Martin [mailto:ddmmclinux.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 8:49 AM
> To: Kevin Kaminski
> Cc: 'focus-mssecurityfocus.com'
> Subject: Re: ICMP, NT and IIS: What is a safe cocktail?
>
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> Kevin Kaminski said:
>
> > I am looking at deploying a Win2K IIS server on the
> Internet. The only
> > services offered are IIS on port 80 and IPSec for
> administration. While
>
> Don't do it! You must resist!
>
> Seriously... even the Gartner Group, not renowned for being
> fans of open
> source software, are advising people not to use IIS, and to
> investigate alternatives.
>
> http://www3.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=101034
>

Gartner isn't renowned for technical accuracy either. This article only
highlights ill-informed opinion. The fact is that a properly configured IIS
box is quite tight. If anyone is expecting to do a default install and pop
anything on the wire and be safe, well...

John Alderson
 

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