[windows2000] Re: Webserver stats

  • From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:10:30 +0100

windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <> scribbled on Friday, November 11,
2005 4:14 PM:

> Sorin Srbu wrote:
>
>> Analog!! It's free, can't get cheaper than that.  The website has
>> step-by-step instructions on how to set it up for IIS, if that's what
>> you use. Analog is BTW a defacto-standard for web-stats.
>>
>> Stay away from AWStats, as that software is apparantely prone to
>> attacks(??).
>
>
> So is Windows, actually far moreso, but everybody on this list still
> uses it.  ;)

<grin>

> more seriously, yes, it has had its share of security problems, and
they
> have been regularly exploited on the 'net.  I still use awstats
though.
> It's on my trusted LAN, behind web server authentication as well.  Set
> up properly with authentication to get to it, there's little security
> concern.  Keep it up to date too (just like Windows and everything
else,
> though awstats has far fewer and less frequent patches) and you won't
> have anything to worry about.

AWStats also produces very pretty grahics, and looks way better than
Analog ever did, even with that addon they advertise (forgot its
name...).


> If you're looking for a commercial product, I've also used and had
good
> luck with Sawmill (www.sawmill.net).
>
> regards,
> -Chris
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