On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 4:24 AM @lbutlr <krem...@kreme.com> wrote:
>
> On 20 Jul 2020, at 11:45, Ted Mittelstaedt <t...@ipinc.net> wrote:
> > When FreeBSD was used mostly for servers it wasn't a problem. But more
> > and more people are using it for desktop use where they want to basically
> > install it and forget about it, never run patches, never give
> > a fig about security.
>
> Bind is a poor choice for desktop use. Packages like unbound are much better
> for that sort of use, and it is fr less critical if those packages have
> security issues.
>
I was taught in kitty school "less critical if those packages
have security issues" is never a good argument. Just because
getting-into-a-desktop-and-then-using-it-as-launchpad-to-go-after-servers
is a traditional Windows attack vector does not mean Linux computers
are immune of that.
> I agree that anyone using a FreeBSD install as a server should be using bind,
> but I also agree it should not be the default install. You install bind when
> you figure out you need it, and not before.
>
>
>
> --
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> just don't give a damn.
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