# Micosoft discovers best way to protect their servers. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 24, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/micosoft-discovers-best-way-to-protect-their-servers/197256 "2003-08-24T01:51:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/micosoft-discovers-best-way-to-protect-their-servers/197256/1 "2003-08-24T01:51:37Z")
[http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=74&e=8&u=/cmp/13100775](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=74&e=8&u=/cmp/13100775) > [@](#): > > According to a post on the Netcraft Web site, Microsoft changed its DNS settings on Friday so that requests for [www.microsoft.com](http://www.microsoft.com) no longer resolve to machines on Microsoft’s own network, but instead are handled by the Akamai caching system, which runs Linux Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![curlybacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@curlybacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlybacon)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/micosoft-discovers-best-way-to-protect-their-servers/197256/2 "2003-08-24T01:55:09Z")
Scuse the stupidity - but what’s a DNS setting??? ---
**Author:** ![Shaolinrabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Shaolinrabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shaolinrabbit)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/micosoft-discovers-best-way-to-protect-their-servers/197256/3 "2003-08-24T02:01:31Z")
Domain Name Server. It’s what routes you from [www.microsoft.com](http://www.microsoft.com) to 126.78.56.41 or whatever IP address they’re at. Like a computer’s phone book. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/micosoft-discovers-best-way-to-protect-their-servers/197256/4 "2003-08-24T02:07:55Z")
I’m not really sure about what the OP is talking about, but if it involves Bill Gates, it must show his utter disregard for humanity! Let’s see… if he has ABSOLUTE control over what OS MILLIONS of users use, why not release a NEW version, every couple of years? That way, low-life-Bill can make a new wave of money, every couple of years! Can you say “Biggest WHORE, EVER!!!” ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/micosoft-discovers-best-way-to-protect-their-servers/197256/5 "2003-08-24T02:10:41Z")
You mean Microsoft no longer trusts their own OS but is using the competition? Hmmm… ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/micosoft-discovers-best-way-to-protect-their-servers/197256/6 "2003-08-24T02:58:05Z")
I can’t wait to hear them try to backpedal out of this one a few weeks from now. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/micosoft-discovers-best-way-to-protect-their-servers/197256/7 "2003-08-24T03:31:34Z")
Microsoft is a multi-billion dollar company, would you care what people think?