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Old 12-25-2007, 05:05 PM  
Evil E
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Originally Posted by ladida
a) Newbies don't setup servers, hosting companies do, as in, not newbies.
You'd be surprised to see the knowledge of some of the "hosting companies".

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Originally Posted by ladida
]b) If he knows how to setup his own server, he's past "newbie" stage.
A lot of linux distros and panels are completely wysiwyg and user friendly for the noobs since a couple of years.

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Originally Posted by ladida
c) False sense of security.
There's no such thing as security. You can do stuff that will make you less vulnerable and minimize your chances of being compromised, but you can't ever be 100% safe ANYWAYS. Better tweak a couple of things than being wide open IMO.
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