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Site is outdated

Post by ARandomGuest »

According to http://kb.mozillazine.org/Special:Version your server is seriously out of date:
MediaWiki 1.6.8 (not even the newest version of that branch, but 1.6 was EOL'd in early 2009)
PHP 4.4 (EOL'd in August of 2008)
MySQL 4.1.15 (EOL as of the end of 2009).

Why are you using such ancient and insecure software still?
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ARandomGuest wrote:Why are you using such ancient and insecure software still?
For ecumenical reasons.
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke (attrib.)
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because it works? ^^
"never change a running system"

any detailed information if and how the items on your list are vulnerable at least?
as a guest, why do you care?
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Hello Frank,
Frank Lion wrote:
ARandomGuest wrote:Why are you using such ancient and insecure software still?
For ecumenical reasons.
Did you really mean 'ecumenical' or did you, perhaps, mean economical?

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amrad wrote:Did you really mean...
I always mean what I write. The whole topic would be an ecumenical matter.
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The whole topic would be an ecumenical matter.
Certainly, as opposed to being an ecclesiastical matter.
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Brummelchen wrote:because it works? ^^
"never change a running system"

any detailed information if and how the items on your list are vulnerable at least?
as a guest, why do you care?
You can see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.6 for information on security issues fixed in newer versions of the MediaWiki 1.6 branch. There's plenty of info on their website about changes in the other branches since then.

Also, "because it works" is the dumbest excuse ever for not updating something.

I assume then you are also using a horribly outdated version of phpBB because neither 3.1 nor 3.2 support PHP 4.4.

It doesn't matter why I care. The more important question here is why those who can do something about it don't care.
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ARandomGuest wrote:It doesn't matter why I care.
You're right, you can't even be bothered to register as a member.

I'll get your IP banned and end this nonsense.
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dont matter about my security - i care about. its not my business to care about this site, admins will do and i think they will do a better job.

@Frank +1
the magic number is 51 and you are probably part of it :p
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Locking this thread as the OP hasn't bothered to register and the discussion is going nowhere.
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