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To: rarestia
> Just FYI, 2003 support sunsets on 14 July of this year. That means no more support, extended or otherwise, and no more updates. 2003 will be as vulnerable as XP at that time.

Yep, Server 2003 was basically XP-Server. That was a great build, IMO.

The only good news about remaining 2003 installations is they probably aren't used much to visit pr0n sites, so their likelihood of encountering malware isn't as great as the average XP box.

Probably, mind you... just probably... :)

14 posted on 04/06/2015 4:02:18 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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To: dayglored

You think too little of people, DG. I used S2K3 Server for a while on a gaming machine. It was the most stable platform I could find at the time.

That said, networks are constantly being scanned for vulnerable vectors. If you’re running a web server from that system, you could very easily be hacked if your firewall NATs to 80/443. My firewall logs are full of attempts against 80/443/3389 from China, Russia, Brazil, etc. They’re always watching for a way in.


15 posted on 04/06/2015 4:22:13 PM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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