RE: Fix Security (was: Paging file)

["jt" <jt@xxxxxx>]

| [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Leif Svalgaard

| From: Dennis Lovelady <dlovelady@dtcc.com>
| > I had to smile when I read this:
| > > Unix is pretty secure. Linux too. The buffer overflow
| > > problems are not platform problems, but sloppy
| > > programming.
| >
| > Now, don't get angry, just smile with me, huh?  But it seems funny that
| > "pretty secure" is OK for you to use in this context, but not acceptable
| > when discussing the iSeries and SLS.  Isn't that interesting?  :)
| >
|
| The difference is that the *nix problems are caused by sloppy
| programming (as are most of M$'s as well), but the AS/400
| problems are deeper, being architectural flaws.
|
| And now, I'm waiting for everyone to say,"yes but if
| you follow the rules, you are secure".


<Just poppin' head in here fer a sec...;->


That *nix ALLOWS (and seems to encourage...;-) so much sloppy programming
is, to me anyway, it's PRIMARY architectural flaw.


I still am not sure if You are saying, Leif, that *nix is MORE secure than
CPF/OS/400...?  (Yes, I saw You said You wanted to stay away from "better"
debate, but that IS the primary issue, regardless.)