Windows Proxy Servers and Linux

[truth1984]

Why would a web hosting company want to mask their linux servers with
a win proxy box? When you query the server is replies as having
Microsoft-IIS/6.0 when it is in fact running linux redhat 9.0.
Are they trying to hide something?

 

[Jason Rivers]

Some people do this to avoid hackers,

if your machine reports it is something it's not, then it makes it just that
little harder to break into =)

It's a very old and very effective trick

/J

"truth1984" <truth1984@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:1186079974.830650.135060@m37g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Why would a web hosting company want to mask their linux servers with
> a win proxy box? When you query the server is replies as having
> Microsoft-IIS/6.0 when it is in fact running linux redhat 9.0.
> Are they trying to hide something?
>

 

[truth1984]

I found out the answer from a friend. Apparently Microsoft paid the
hosting company to use MS servers but the hosting company wasnt
prepared to do that. So for over a year now when they are audited, on
a monthly basis, it makes them appear compliant with their agreement.
I was told, rumor has it, that the deal involved 2-3 million dollars
to literally buy market share for MS.

IP: 209.237.150.13

It would seem they both have no problem with deceit and a big problem
with integrity. I wonder how Redhat would respond if they found out?



On Aug 3, 5:48 am, "Jason Rivers" <j...@jjj.j> wrote:
> Some people do this to avoid hackers,
>
> if your machine reports it is something it's not, then it makes it just that
> little harder to break into =)
>
> It's a very old and very effective trick
>
> /J
>
> "truth1984" <truth1...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1186079974.830650.135060@m37g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Why would a web hosting company want to mask their linux servers with
> > a win proxy box? When you query the server is replies as having
> > Microsoft-IIS/6.0 when it is in fact running linux redhat 9.0.
> > Are they trying to hide something?