From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Aug 19 06:48:37 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id GAA16397 for isp-outgoing; Mon, 19 Aug 1996 06:48:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from brasil.moneng.mei.com (brasil.moneng.mei.com [151.186.109.160]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id GAA16391 for ; Mon, 19 Aug 1996 06:48:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jgreco@localhost) by brasil.moneng.mei.com (8.7.Beta.1/8.7.Beta.1) id IAA19104; Mon, 19 Aug 1996 08:47:32 -0500 From: Joe Greco Message-Id: <199608191347.IAA19104@brasil.moneng.mei.com> Subject: Re: News provider feeback (fwd) To: naief@genghis_khan.dbeach.com (Network Admin) Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 08:47:32 -0500 (CDT) Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: from "Network Admin" at Aug 17, 96 04:16:27 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > I've heard it works fine, particularly if you offload the serial port > > onto a different box :-) > How do you mean, please if you have time elaborate on how this can done > some more. I would probably choose to offload it onto a separate box, preferably one with a large hard disk, so that if my news server is down or otherwise occupied, I don't miss lots of news. > > However there is the bandwidth issue, as always.. > Is that good or bad ? I think that although the Pagesat system requiers > more money upfront, it will pay for itself very quickly. And if > you are running an ISP you should remember that clients will complain > about slower access (to the net) much faster than a news feed that is not > super extensive. I don't know what things are like where you are, but here in Milwaukee, people whine no matter what, and if you give them some excuse, such as a laggy or spotty newsfeed, they will be on your butt.. PageSat still worries me, although I think it would make a fine backup system. ... JG