RE: how we will program in the future

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: rob@xxxxxxxxx
> 
> I bet that IBM still ships iSeries with if I start TCP/IP then start a
> bulk of other applications automatically, like telnet, ftp, etc.

1. You buy a $100,000 server and you don't have an administrator, and
then you start playing with commands like STRTCP.

2. You buy a box from Best Buy and plug it into the wall.

Which is more likely?  But you're right, if you plug your iSeries into
the Internet with no administration you're likely to have problems.


Anyway, you're picking and choosing your arguments.  You ignored the
fact that every other day I seem to see a new major security hole in
Windows.  I just checked my updates... of the last eight updates, six of
them had wording like the following:

"A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to
remotely compromise a computer running Microsoft Windows and gain
complete control over it."

SIX of these.  There are areas where Windows competes with OS/400, but
security just isn't one of them.

Joe