Re: [Discuss] OS X server question

2015-02-01 Thread Matt Shields
Ditto. I installed it on my mac mini out of curiosity. I haven't used it in production, probably wouldn't use it in the datacenter since I'm a die-hard linux on the server guy, but I would consider if it were an all Mac office. It seems to do a nice job of tying services that are Apple specific

Re: [Discuss] OS X server question

2015-02-01 Thread Richard Pieri
On 2/1/2015 4:17 PM, Bill Horne wrote: Please. I'm begging you. Run while you still can. OS X Server will suck your brain dry and leave only dust. It's not that bad. *snicker* Yes it is. The only reason to even consider OS X Server is if you need to virtualize OS X on non-Apple hardware. -

Re: [Discuss] OS X server question

2015-02-01 Thread Betsy Schwartz
My experience was similar to Bill's, although it has been some years now On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 4:17 PM, Bill Horne wrote: > On 2/1/2015 3:12 PM, Eric Chadbourne wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> I was thinking about installing the server app on my desktop just to see >> how Apple does such things. Has

Re: [Discuss] OS X server question

2015-02-01 Thread Bill Horne
On 2/1/2015 3:12 PM, Eric Chadbourne wrote: Hi All, I was thinking about installing the server app on my desktop just to see how Apple does such things. Has anybody installed this on their Mac? Does it screw up the desktop at all? Eric, Run! Run!!! Now, while you still have your sanity a

[Discuss] OS X server question

2015-02-01 Thread Eric Chadbourne
Hi All, I was thinking about installing the server app on my desktop just to see how Apple does such things. Has anybody installed this on their Mac? Does it screw up the desktop at all? Thanks, — Eric Chadbourne ___ Discuss mailing list Dis

Re: [Discuss] Passwords in Source Code?? Or, How to secure interprocess communications?

2015-02-01 Thread markw
This is a common problem and there are some common guidelines that allow you to run your program almost anywhere. Store your passwords in an external file. The passwords must be encrypted using at least 1024 bit encryption with some sort of salt. AES is probably your best bet. The file must be rea

Re: [Discuss] Passwords in Source Code?? Or, How to secure interprocess communications?

2015-02-01 Thread Edward Ned Harvey (blu)
> From: Kent Borg [mailto:kentb...@borg.org] > > On 01/31/2015 06:03 PM, Edward Ned Harvey (blu) wrote: > > Depends on a lot of stuff. What language? Running on a system you own, > > or deployed to someone else, etc? > > Daemons, written in Python, on a machine I fully control. The best you can