I'd say it all depends on what you know.  Linux can be extremely secure if 
you know what you're doing, but like any powertool, its not for the 
untrained.  I recommend against NT because of its lack of features.  We use 
win2k and Mandrake 8.2 here and are pretty happy with both.

>From: "Michael Bulebush" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Checkpoing NG on Linux or Windows?
>Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 11:12:42 -0400
>
>Hello everyone,
>
>We're about to migrate to Checkpoint NG soon, and I've been tasked to 
>gather data to determine which version of OS we will run our software on.   
>We have already purchased 6 Dell systems (I'm unsure of specs), so the 
>choices are Windows NT, 2000, or a Linux flavor.  I'm looking for 
>recommendations, and perhaps links to performance ratings to use as a 
>comparison for each.  Also, I'd love to hear the horror stories, so I'm not 
>as blind sided as I was with our McAfee WebShield from months past!
>Thanks for your help guys.
>
>Michael Bulebush
>Trusted Information Systems
>U.S. Department of Energy, NETL
>Pittsburgh, PA
>(412) 386-4783 daytime
>(412) 371-8882 off-hours




Chris Berry
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Systems Administrator
JM Associates

"I have found the way, and the way is Perl."


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