From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 19 13:10:34 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8304016A403 for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:10:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave.list@pixelhammer.com) Received: from smtp1.tls.net (smtp1.tls.net [65.196.224.82]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 47FF813C471 for ; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:10:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave.list@pixelhammer.com) Received: (qmail 2276 invoked from network); 19 Jul 2007 13:00:47 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.2.3 ppid: 2268, pid: 2273, t: 0.0996s scanners: attach: 1.2.3 clamav: 0.88.5/m:43/d:3697 Received: from 64-184-8-135.bb.hrtc.net (HELO ?192.168.0.103?) (dave.list@pixelhammer.com@64.184.8.135) by auth-smtp1.tls.net with SMTP; 19 Jul 2007 13:00:47 -0000 Message-ID: <469F5C33.9070900@pixelhammer.com> Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:42:27 -0400 From: DAve User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 (Windows/20060516) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@freebsd.org References: <001f01c7c980$c76fd3a0$dedca8c0@dragon> <20070718220811.GA56721@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <20070718220811.GA56721@slackbox.xs4all.nl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: 4.11 p19 on a hosted web site X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:10:34 -0000 Roland Smith wrote: > On Wed, Jul 18, 2007 at 02:15:33PM -0700, clubturbo@web-tricks.net wrote: >> Hello Everyone. >> I have a domain hosted on a vary large Visa CISP compliant host in the US >> of A. >> Right now there software is >> freebsd 4.11-release p19 >> mysql 4.0 >> php4 >> osCommerce 2.2 ms2. >> >> I am wondering if this is something >> i need to worry about intil thay get >> up to speed on the above said software. > FreeBSD 4.11 was a wonderfully stable and robust system. PHP 4 was and is still good, it was well over a year (maybe two years) after it's release before Zend and php.net began using php5. I would prefer a 4.11 system behind a well managed firewall, on a locked down server, administered by a security conscience and knowledgeable administrator, over a 6.2 system with portsupdate -aRr running every Sunday in Cron. > Both FreeBSD 4.x and php4 are not supported anymore. Bugs and > vulnerabilities in this software will not be fixed anymore. Mysql 4.0 is > also over four years old. > > In short, you're running unmaintained and old software, which probably > has known bugs and vulnerabilities. Running 6.2 would be running maintained software with as of yet unknown and unpublished bugs and vulnerabilities, of unknown severity. > > I would worry. I would do more research on the company. Choose the right craftsman and don't worry about the hammer. Dave -- Three years now I've asked Google why they don't have a logo change for Memorial Day. Why do they choose to do logos for other non-international holidays, but nothing for Veterans? Maybe they forgot who made that choice possible.