11 Apr
1998
11 Apr
'98
10:06 a.m.
Yeah, but could such a thing be done on Linux/UNIX OS's? I'm guessing that
you would need a NT server... and I don't like NT servers. I actually had a
NT and Linux server running on the exact same machine, at different times.
NT was harder to handle, and had more crashes just when I needed it most,
with many requests. Also, I had to reboot it 8 times to get it set up with
my video card, but not other cards, altogether, it took 16 reboots, compared
to 1 with Linux. My NT 5.0 beta is showing some signs of hope, but I'll
need a lot more before trusting NT with a hobby list as important as this
one.
Just my 0.02
Tim D. Hotze
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard A. Cini <rcini(a)email.msn.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Saturday, April 11, 1998 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: Thoughts about a Classiccmp private newsgroup
On Fri, 10 Apr 1998 09:49:03 -0700 (PDT), Sam Ismail
<dastar(a)wco.com>
wrote:
On Fri, 10 Apr 1998, Richard A. Cini wrote:
IP
Anyway, as part of my Microsoft beta testing,
I belong to a small
group
of "elite" testers. Called ClubWin!, we
have a private administrative
newsgroup that requires a login name and password. Having a ClassicCmp
newsgroup would provide a threaded conversation capability. We could also
hang an e-mail gateway off of the news server to provide e-mail messages
for
those who can't or want to use a newsgroup.
>Give us more details, Richard.
Well, since I wasn't the one who implemented the news server, I'm only
guessing as to its implementation. You can probably hang a NNTP (news)
server off of any Internet-accessible server. The news server has its own address. Bill Whitson could create one off of the
ClassicCmp server at
UofWA, or anyone else here with a free IP address and the approval of the
bosses. You could then also provide an e-mail gateway the news server so
that those who want the newsgroup activity by e-mail can get it.
Authentication is either anonymous or login required. Each of us is
given a login name and password (like rcini and 12345678), which will be
required to logon. From there, your newsreader takes over.
Rich Cini/WUGNET
<nospam_rcini(a)msn.com> (remove nospam_ to use)
ClubWin! Charter Member (6)
MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
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