Re: OT: Newbie questions on security

2012-05-28 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 04:47:14PM +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 09/03/12 02:40, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Jo, 08 mar 12, 12:52:01, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > >> > >> You can post them here as long as they are Debian related[2]. If there > >> is a better list for any specific question you wi

Re: OT: Newbie questions on security

2012-05-26 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 09/03/12 02:40, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Jo, 08 mar 12, 12:52:01, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >> >> You can post them here as long as they are Debian related[2]. If there >> is a better list for any specific question you will get hints. > > Sorry list, I didn't expect what was about to come... >

Re: OT: Newbie questions on security

2012-03-08 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:30:59 +0300, Stayvoid wrote: >> I wonder why the OP didn't keep all the questions in just one thread if >> they are addressed to the same subject. > Sorry again. I've though it was a good idea to split those because some > issues may lead to a long discussion. I have no pr

Re: OT: Newbie questions on security

2012-03-08 Thread Stayvoid
> Why do you think debian-security was the wrong list? You even got answers to > some questions you posted there, what's wrong with those? People told me (in private) that my questions are not connected with security and I shouldn't post them there. I've also been told that debian-security is used

Re: OT: Newbie questions on security

2012-03-08 Thread Stayvoid
> nobody did Sorry. I learned my lesson. > Most of them could be > answered with the right google search. It's true, but most of the answers you get will be something like "do foo because foo is a Good Thing." I want to know the reason for doing foo. > Also, Im happy to see you are eager to learn

Re: OT: Newbie questions on security

2012-03-08 Thread Stayvoid
> I wonder why the OP didn't keep all the questions in just one thread if > they are addressed to the same subject. Sorry again. I've though it was a good idea to split those because some issues may lead to a long discussion. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with

Re: OT: Newbie questions on security

2012-03-08 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On Qua, 07 Mar 2012, Stayvoid wrote: Hi there. I've recently read Securing Debian Manual and I have some newbie questions connected with security. I've thought that debian-security is the right list for them, but I was wrong. What is the proper list for such questions? Why do you think debian-

Re: OT: Newbie questions on security

2012-03-08 Thread Alberto Fuentes
On 08/03/12 16:40, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Jo, 08 mar 12, 12:52:01, Andrei POPESCU wrote: You can post them here as long as they are Debian related[2]. If there is a better list for any specific question you will get hints. Sorry list, I didn't expect what was about to come... nobody did

Re: OT: Newbie questions on security

2012-03-08 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:40:26 +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Jo, 08 mar 12, 12:52:01, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >> >> You can post them here as long as they are Debian related[2]. If there >> is a better list for any specific question you will get hints. > > Sorry list, I didn't expect what was a

Re: OT: Newbie questions on security

2012-03-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 08 mar 12, 12:52:01, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > You can post them here as long as they are Debian related[2]. If there > is a better list for any specific question you will get hints. Sorry list, I didn't expect what was about to come... Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions amon

Re: OT: Newbie questions on security

2012-03-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 08 mar 12, 14:56:03, Stayvoid wrote: > > A machine (including any virtual hosts on it) can not be 100% secured > > from people having physical access to it. > So the only solution in this case is to run the server at my place. Right? Depends on your paranoia, since your place is not 100% se

Re: OT: Newbie questions on security

2012-03-08 Thread Stayvoid
> A machine (including any virtual hosts on it) can not be 100% secured > from people having physical access to it. So the only solution in this case is to run the server at my place. Right? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troubl

Re: OT: Newbie questions on security

2012-03-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 08 mar 12, 05:42:51, Stayvoid wrote: > Hi there. > > I've recently read Securing Debian Manual and I have some newbie > questions connected with security. > I've thought that debian-security is the right list > for them, but I was wrong. > What is the proper list for such questions? debia

Re: OT: Newbie questions on security

2012-03-07 Thread Paul Johnson
On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 6:42 PM, Stayvoid wrote: > > What is more secure: dedicated server or VPS? > I've been told that a hoster has an ability to look through the files on the > VM. > Why people use this solution for MTAs?  Do they care about privacy? Is > it possible to hide your data from the