On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 23:11, Jason Dixon wrote: > > Your response speaks for itself. In this age of worms and script > kiddies, we can't afford to propogate the notion that the Internet is > some big sandbox for everyone to play in. If you're going to provide a > public service, you need to be a responsible administrator. Learning > the in's and out's of this *before* you plug your exploitable system > into the world is a vital step to becoming a valued member of the online > society. > Well, I'll just have to agree to disagree. Sure, it would be nice if everyone knew everything up front before jumping in, but the world doesn't work like that and people learn by trying things. People come here with problems that need solutions. What they don't need is a lecture on how they're going to bring the world to a halt by turning on a named server.
> For what it's worth, I never called anyone a moron. I called your > advice _crappy_, and I stick by my evaluation. > You didn't call anyone a moron, but you're implying it. Your attack was at me which doesn't need to be in a list like this. If you want a debate over what services the average linux user should have on, go over to slashdot. Post the answer, move on to the next problem. Let the user decide what he/she/it wants to do with it. -- NfoCipher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ChickenWare, LLC Co-lo or dedicated Linux box as low as $35/month - www.SpeedWorks.com -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list