Re: OT: Worthwhile *security-competent* web host?

2009-02-20 Thread Spacen Jasset
Nick Sabalausky wrote: Anyone know of a reliable, reasonably-priced web host that...and here's the key part...actually understands even the most basic security concepts? ... snip Not really, no. In which country? I have some suggestions if you can live with out a control panel and therefore

Re: OT: Worthwhile *security-competent* web host?

2009-01-26 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
Sergey Gromov wrote: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:51:28 -0800, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Christopher Wright wrote: Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Never ever *ever* EVER *EVER* email a password in clear. I'd say, if anyone thinks she wants to do that, she doesn't deserve a server that understands basic s

Re: OT: Worthwhile *security-competent* web host?

2009-01-26 Thread Sergey Gromov
Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:51:28 -0800, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > Christopher Wright wrote: >> Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: >>> Never ever *ever* EVER *EVER* email a password in clear. I'd say, if >>> anyone thinks she wants to do that, she doesn't deserve a server that >>> understands basic security

Re: OT: Worthwhile *security-competent* web host?

2009-01-25 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
Christopher Wright wrote: Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Never ever *ever* EVER *EVER* email a password in clear. I'd say, if anyone thinks she wants to do that, she doesn't deserve a server that understands basic security concepts, even if one existed. Andrei This isn't terribly important if y

Re: OT: Worthwhile *security-competent* web host?

2009-01-25 Thread Christopher Wright
Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: Never ever *ever* EVER *EVER* email a password in clear. I'd say, if anyone thinks she wants to do that, she doesn't deserve a server that understands basic security concepts, even if one existed. Andrei This isn't terribly important if you're only considering one

Re: OT: Worthwhile *security-competent* web host?

2009-01-25 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
Nick Sabalausky wrote: Anyone know of a reliable, reasonably-priced web host that...and here's the key part...actually understands even the most basic security concepts? It seems like every place out there has an IT/support department that is absolutely convinced of one or more of the followin

Re: OT: Worthwhile *security-competent* web host?

2009-01-25 Thread Chris Nicholson-Sauls
Nick Sabalausky wrote: Anyone know of a reliable, reasonably-priced web host that...and here's the key part...actually understands even the most basic security concepts? It seems like every place out there has an IT/support department that is absolutely convinced of one or more of the followin

OT: Worthwhile *security-competent* web host?

2009-01-24 Thread Nick Sabalausky
Anyone know of a reliable, reasonably-priced web host that...and here's the key part...actually understands even the most basic security concepts? It seems like every place out there has an IT/support department that is absolutely convinced of one or more of the following: 1. Unencrypted emails