Ubuntu Forums - FYI

[Basil Chupin]

On 21/07/13 18:05, James Freer wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 4:59 AM, Basil Chupin <blchupin at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>> On 21/07/13 11:00, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote:
>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/announce.html
>>
>> Question: what software is Canonical using on that forum?
>>
>> If it is Linux then we are all in trouble - perhaps - as it is almost always
>> claimed that Linux is unhackable.
> That's not true. It is less likely that one will be hacked as one can
> set it up to be more secure than windows. Those who know what to do
> can always get in as has been proved but they are the very few.
>
> The forum is using vBulletin which is one of the best paid for
> services, phpBB and SMF being the popular unpaid ones.
>
> As for passwords i have 5 levels, level 1 for forums and level 2 for
> mailing lists which can be recoverable. level 3 for email and level 4
> and 5 for paypal and such. That is secure as can be reasonably coupled
> with me remembering them i think. So i now knoe exactly which to
> change.
>
> james

Doesn't really answer the question: what system is this vBulletin being 
run on? Windows?

BC

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