Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 07:40:53 -0400 (EDT) From: Robert Shady <rls@mail.id.net> To: michaelv@MindBender.serv.net (Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com) Cc: jdd@vbc.net, pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: news server source for 95/NT Message-ID: <199706051140.HAA10609@shell.id.net> In-Reply-To: <199706050402.VAA21901@MindBender.serv.net> from "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" at "Jun 4, 97 09:01:49 pm"
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> While it's true that NT will probably require more memory to get the
> system up and running, and while it's also true that you will probably
> have to buy software (although I'm sure Netscape and others would be
> as happy to sell you a news server as Microsoft would), it's complete
> and utter bull to assert that NT will "fall over" under a full news
> feed. It show's that you simply have no clue what you're talking
> about. In fact, I would bet that you have no experience whatsoever
> doing anything demanding with NT.
>
> Speaking as one who helped write a very powerful news server product
> for NT, which is part of the most powerful messaging platform on the
> planet (speaking of Microsoft Exchange, in case I lost you)....
Michael;
I don't mean to burst your bubble, but it's been proven time and
time again that a majority of UNIX's will significantly out-perform
an NT machine on the same hardware. Just think if you would have
spent your time writing your "very powerful news server product" for
FreeBSD instead of NT...
-- Rob
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