Webhosting UK Discontinues FrontPage on Unix Platform...........

Dear Valued Customers,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

During our routine performance checks on the Linux shared servers, it has been found that FrontPage extensions is a very potent threat to the security and integrity of a server functioning on the Unix platform (all flavours). Our security configurations and monitoring system have shown us that there were a number of attempts to break into our servers using this path, which is evidence for it being very vulnerable and weak. We do not trust FrontPage to be secure and safe to be run on Unix Shared Server Environment.

Web Hosting UK does recognise the fact that FrontPage is the preferred publishing tool of a significant chunk of clients who would rather not use the FTP mode of publishing. However, in the light of the fact that FrontPage is a big security vulnerability sitting to be exploited, we are unwilling to continue supporting it. In case, there is a big, concentrated attempt of intruding into a server or network, things would get out of hand as there is no sure-shot way of dealing with them.

Moreover, Microsoft themselves have ceased to support FrontPage extensions on all Unix servers. Incumbent to all these factors, WebhostingUK will not support FP extensions on its linux shared hosting services anymore with immediate effect i.e. starting from 04th June 2008. FrontPage can be used with our windows hosting solutions. Customers who cannot live without FrontPage will have to move to one of our windows servers. A new cPanel server loaded with CentOS 5.x will be setup shortly where we would be allowing FrontPage extensions. In this case however, WebhostingUK would not be assuming any responsibility of the security and integrity of the data and files stored. Customers would have to maintain a daily backup themselves. The support team has integrated multiple security measures and patches to try and keep the server safe.

WebhostingUK Technical Support should be contacted in case you wish to move to one of our windows servers. We know that this wont be considered to be a a very popular decison at this time. But keeping in mind the larger picture, this was imperative. We are sure that customers will like this step in the days to come......////////////
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Sincerely,
Nicolaus Grant
QA & Customer Service
http://webhosting.uk.com............