Charlie, >If I have the choice of 'product A' or 'product B', and product A is >documented as being overwhelmingly targeted by hackers, I think that >should be a factor in my decision. But hey, to each their own and >all.
I think you may be misreading some of the Serv-U quotes. It's not "targeted" by hackers, but hackers commonly use builds of Serv-U v2 once they have compromise a server so they can FTP in to the server. It's not that they compromise Serv-U (although there have been security holes found in some older versions,) it's that they would install a copy of Serv-U to use as a way to access the server. There's a difference between hackers using an application and exploiting the application. The reason Serv-U became so popular to use as a "backdoor" was because early versions of Serv-U only needed an INI file (no installation,) it left a very small memory footprint and was pretty easy to hide a process. Not to mention, it was such a popular FTP server that it might often go overlooked if found, because admins are used to seeing it installed on their servers. In my experience, I've found Serv-U to be really secure in the past. Granted, as the program has grown, so have the potential for security holes, but Rob's always been good about patching problems quickly. -Dan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220567 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
