Re: INCREDIBLE - what am I missing here... ??? !!! -- MIDRANGE-L

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Alistair Rooney wrote:

> John,
>
> Your points are well taken. Let's face it the only way to secure a box
> completely is to keep it in a safe switched off, and even then...
>
> My point, albeit not well made, was that the AS/400 is not really in the
> same league as Linux and you can't hack a 400 as easily as the writer
> claimed.

I still contend that it is a matter of how the box is secured.  A tight Linux 
box
is in no way easier to hack than a loose AS/400.  It's all up to the sysadm.

jte

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John Earl                    johnearl@400security.com
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PowerLock Network Security   www.400security.com
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