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Posted to dev@httpd.apache.org by Randy Terbush <ra...@zyzzyva.com> on 1997/06/22 18:11:11 UTC

Re: Reporting OS type: was Re: [Fwd: good work!!]

> > From: Marc Slemko <ma...@worldgate.com>
> > I would -1 any attempt to add the OS version.  -0 on adding "NT"
> > somewhere, but actual OS names and versions are a BAD thing IMHO.
> 
> How about just "Unix" and "Win32"?  No specific OS names or versions.
> 
> The idea is to be vague enough to hide info useful to intruders and still
> have something that Netcraft can pull their statistics.
> -- 
> Ian Kluft  KO6YQ PP-ASEL                                  Cisco Systems, Inc.
> ikluft@cisco.com (work)  ikluft@thunder.sbay.org (home)          San Jose, CA

I would not be opposed to this change if the Win32 people don't 
have a problem with it. The question is, will Netcraft use it. 
If not, then I think it is of little value.





Re: Reporting OS type: was Re: [Fwd: good work!!]

Posted by Marc Slemko <ma...@worldgate.com>.
I am +-0 on such a change...

On Sun, 22 Jun 1997, Randy Terbush wrote:

> > > From: Marc Slemko <ma...@worldgate.com>
> > > I would -1 any attempt to add the OS version.  -0 on adding "NT"
> > > somewhere, but actual OS names and versions are a BAD thing IMHO.
> > 
> > How about just "Unix" and "Win32"?  No specific OS names or versions.
> > 
> > The idea is to be vague enough to hide info useful to intruders and still
> > have something that Netcraft can pull their statistics.
> > -- 
> > Ian Kluft  KO6YQ PP-ASEL                                  Cisco Systems, Inc.
> > ikluft@cisco.com (work)  ikluft@thunder.sbay.org (home)          San Jose, CA
> 
> I would not be opposed to this change if the Win32 people don't 
> have a problem with it. The question is, will Netcraft use it. 
> If not, then I think it is of little value.
> 
> 
> 
>