[Info-vax] SAMBA and Ransomeware

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 7/29/2017 10:58 AM, ultradwc at gmail.com wrote:
> On Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 10:48:42 AM UTC-4, Neil Rieck wrote:
>> I posted my worry about SAMBA a few weeks back but just noticed this blurb today.
>>
>> https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/07/11/hpe_stops_nonstop_server_samba_bugs/
> 
> THIS IS THE TIME FOR PROCESS SOFTWARE TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE.
> IT WOULD NOT BE VERY HARD TO DUST OFF PURVEYOR AND UPDATE THE SSL
> AND BRING IT BACK. IT WOULD BE THE TOP OPENVMS WEBSERVER ON THE MARKET.

They could.

But it did not succeed in the VMS market 25 years ago.

Why should it now when starting with catching up
technically and having zero marketshare.

There are several web servers available for VMS. No missing
products gap to fill.

Arne