An NT machine running off the shelf protocols and services is certainly mor= e secure than your average linux install. Of course clueless administrators= for either (any) platform can leave the door wide open easily enough.=20
How about an "average" NT install versus a "average" linux install? Neither of my machines are all that secure, but they don't have to be right now. Neither has more than 5 users, all of whom I either trust personally, or don't know enough to do anything. On the other hand, I would be willing to bet that Mr. Metzger, or adamsc (sorry, I forgot your full name) could lock a linux box down as tight as a networked NT machine. Hell, I'd bet 20 bucks I could. The machine wouldn't DO a whole lot, but it would be tough to break into. (basically, don't run telnetd, ftpd, sendmail, run sshd for incoming/outgoing connections, use a secure httpd IF NECESSARY, NO NFS, shadow passwords etc.)
But what do you mean by secure?
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