ApacheSSL

An ISP that I have ties with  is looking to set up a secure server.  
Currently, they are running Apache.  I told them that for ~$500 they 
can put on Apache SSL and be all ready.  However, they want to buy 
Netscape (for the name, I've already given them the 40bit gospel), 
put it on a separate, firewalled machine, allow no access to it, etc, 
etc.  Is all this paranoia necessary?

Sean
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Sean A. Walberg wrote:
> 
> An ISP that I have ties with  is looking to set up a secure server.
> Currently, they are running Apache.  I told them that for ~$500 they
> can put on Apache SSL and be all ready.  However, they want to buy
> Netscape (for the name, I've already given them the 40bit gospel),
> put it on a separate, firewalled machine, allow no access to it, etc,
> etc.  Is all this paranoia necessary?

  I won't argue about the merits of Apache vs. Netscape servers.
However I will point out that if your ISP friend is in Canada, they
can get the 128-bit version of the Netscape server.

	--Jeff

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Jeff Weinstein - Electronic Munitions Specialist
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