--- In zope@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Zielinski" <bzielinski@c...> wrote:
Without trying to start any flamewar, I want to know which is the best solution for installing and running Zope. This server is behind a firewall and used for development only, so it will only be seen internally. I am trying to simplify the web update process for our departments, and I hope Zope is the answer. I know both operating systems rather well. It's between Redhat 9.2, Mandrake, and Windows 2000. Are there limitations as to each? I thank you for your input.
I would use linux because its security model is better than the one of windows. Recently a windows machine from where I'm working for was hacked and some how this guy got a list of clear passwords. Unfortunatelly, I don't know how it was done because I'm not authorized to access this information. At least on linux the passwords are encrypted and it can't be decrypted, so, you have to try lots of times before you get a valid one. Another thing, which has already mentioned, things like ldap and ssl (if you want a secure ssl zope server), are difficult to install on windows. On linux you have a free C++ compiler, while on windows you have to pay for it. Perhaps you can use unix shell emulators, but performance is not the same as said on this mailing list. Regards, Josef _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus