AS/400 as Web Server (was Re: Future of AS/400 ??????????????:(:) -- RPG400-L

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Jim,

In a message dated 1/17/01 11:48:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jfranz@triad.rr.com writes:

Funny that the _NEW_ industry buzzword is "trusted server" -- foregoing the
standard "firewall" for a system that can stand up for itself (including this
years' "Hack Challenge"). Given that this years' system is from IBM, one can
only speculate that the system in question is the "never been hacked"
AS/400...

Regards!

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC USA
E-mail: DAsmussen@aol.com

"There are no stupid questions. Only those to proud to ask in the first
place."

> > I've never ever seen a help wanted ad "Wanted: Web Developer. Must be
> > fluent in RPG." That is sad reality.
>
I think the biggest reason for this, is that many AS400 managers (not
knowing
how or what to do in a web project) are more than willing to farm it out.
Several
years ago, IBM (and others) were begging people not to put their 400 on the
web, with security being the biggest reason. Yeah - let's put some other,
more easily
hacked system out there! And IBM and others had the unix/nt solutions to
sell...

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