Re: point #1, I guess you won't be doing much Exchange 2007 and later.
On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Matthew W. Ross <mr...@ephrataschools.org>wrote: > On the "Linux in the News" front, Linux has been doing well in the past > few days... > > http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/03/red-hat/all/1 > > http://news.techeye.net/software/munich-saves-a-fortune-switching-to-linux > > ---- > > There are still some fairly basic hurdles that Linux needs to get over in > order to make it in Enterprise/Schools: > > 1. Centralized management improvements: My boss wants everything to be > point-and-click, so no CLI options would work here. If it can't be done in > a GUI, she won't go for it... because what if I leave and nobody else knows > how to fix things? And how do you deploy a printer to a lab? What about > updating Firefox in an entire school? Thus far, Webmin might be the best > current solution to this problem, but I can't webmin 20 computers at the > same time as far as I know. > > 2. Network home folders: Everybody loves that their documents are > automatically saved to the server... and we like not having to backup 1000+ > desktops. Getting this to work in Linux is no cakewalk. Just getting Linux > to login using a network LDAP server is difficult (Redhat's 'authconfig' > utility is an exception, but still no network home folders). > > I wish I had the brain power and time to do these things, as I would try > to fix these seemingly basic problems. Alas, I do not. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ziots, Edward > [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > Sent: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 > 09:56:13 -0700 > Subject: RE: Sophisticated Phising attempt? > > > > Linux might look better, but is it, when you end up having a new set of > > problems to deal with? I am not knocking Linux ( working with Knoppix > > and Debian right now, and going to be doing a security review on some > > new Red Hat systems soon) > > > > Z > > > > Edward Ziots > > CISSP, Security +, Network + > > Security Engineer > > Lifespan Organization > > ezi...@lifespan.org > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 9:53 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Sophisticated Phising attempt? > > > > On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > [2]I just blame them for investigating. > > > > More and more companies are treating their customers as criminals. > > > > Linux is looking better and better all the time. > > > > -- Ben > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
