I won't try to re-hash the entirely valid points Dave, Ben and others make regarding the needed skill set that a server admin should have, nor where the blame lies if a server is left unprotected/unpatched etc.
Consider this counterpoint: When a situation like the current one arises... what do the headlines read? is it along the lines of "Idiots Get What They Deserve" or is it "Big Company Screws Up" Like it or not, ColdFusion's reputation and marketability suffers when such easy targets of opportunity exist. The media will never pin the blame where it belongs, and that oh-so-public blame will hound CF and Adobe for a long time to come. Wil's post above looks like a good start with respect to a feature set. And I would further add that a good feature that may help sales would be an upgrade installer that tries to harden an existing site along the lines of the lockdown guide. Imagine all of the server admins out there that would buy a CF upgrade they otherwise wouldn't if it let them click 'Continue' to secure their servers. --m@Robertson-- Janitor, The Robertson Team ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:358137 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
