Re: Windoze software - vpn [was Newbie Hardware/Partitioning]
On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 22:22:02 -0700 (PDT),
Alvin Oga <aoga@ns.Linux-Consulting.com> wrote in message
<[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.1030901221706.21829A-100000@Maggie.Linux-Consulting.com>:
>
> hi ya arnt
>
> On Tue, 2 Sep 2003, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
>
> > > > Oh, I actually want the entire machine for Linux. I am more than
> > > > fed up with Windows personally. Unfortunately, however, my work
> > > > involves several Micro$haft products. I connect to a VPN using
> > > > Microsoft networking components. I am uncertain if those are
> > > > really necessary, however. The boss only lets us upload to the
> > > > server via the VPN because that maintains timestamps.
> >
> > .._several_ options here. Type of vpn; what's in your boss' end?
> > ;-)
> >
> > > > The other item is MS VSS, which of course also uses the VPN. The
> > > > one other item I use for work is ePop. It's not MS, but it is
> > > > Windows-only. I am aware of certain Windows emulators for Linux,
> > > > but not aware of how effective they actually are.
> >
> > ..pass on these, I diched Wintendo 7 years ago. Alvin?
..."ditched"...
> huh ??? i like the name "wintendo" ... much better than windoze ....
..thanks, a year ago or so I tried to backtrack it beyond Nov. 1997,
which I weirdly enough found rather hard, so I guess I risk getting
blamed. ;-)
> for vpn stuff .... that implies security is non-existent on both ends
> of the vpn connection unless some steps are taken to make vpn more
> secure
>
> and i gave up wintendo support 10-15 yrs ago ... never used it for
> "work" except with msdos ways when the C compile was either ms or
> borland ( gcc was barely coming out back than for pcs )
>
> for which vpn stuff to use or not ..
> http://www.Linux-Sec.net/VPN
>
> c ya
> alvin
>
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..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-)
...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
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