Date: Sat, 9 Aug 1997 01:24:05 -0600 (MDT) From: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sysadmin levels today? Message-ID: <199708090724.BAA12406@obie.softweyr.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <199708010028.JAA07936@freebie.lemis.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970730235932.19785S-100000@alive.znep.com> <199708010028.JAA07936@freebie.lemis.com>
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Greg Lehey writes:
> Marc Slemko writes:
> > 43. [M93] Which "traditional" TCP/IP service is often the most problematic
> > for microcomputers to provide?
> >
> > Remote printing.
> > File transfer protocol (FTP).
> > Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP).
> > Computer mail.
> >
> > (the correct answer is huh? Use FreeBSD.)
>
> Precisely. Local knowledge?
Nope, just a more general look at the problem. By "microcomputers" they
mean "bonehead PCs and Macs that get switched off and don't have stable,
reliable TCP/IP network stacks." For this reason, the commonly accepted
answer amongst PC dweebs everywhere is "computer mail", which requires
the computer to be on all the time. E-mail is a peer-to-peer
arrangement by nature, whereas the other three are client-server
oriented.
I'll have to go give this questionaire a try.
--
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Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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