From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 19 09:29:57 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F51D16A4C1 for ; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 09:29:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (sea1-f84.sea1.hotmail.com [207.68.163.84]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46FEE43FA3 for ; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 09:29:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from crollins666@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 09:29:55 -0700 Received: from 216.19.22.118 by sea1fd.sea1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:29:55 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.19.22.118] X-Originating-Email: [crollins666@hotmail.com] From: "clayton rollins" To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:29:55 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Aug 2003 16:29:55.0963 (UTC) FILETIME=[1FEE74B0:01C3666F] cc: scrotch@sprynet.com Subject: Re: 60 days X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:29:57 -0000 On 19 Aug., Scott Saunders wrote: > >My first FreeBSD machine (4.8) has been up for 60 days now! > >I'm just writing because I'm excited and too many people I know don't know >what I'm talking about. > >It's one of those cheapo Walmart PCs that I've set up as a NAT/Firewall box >with ipfilter and ipnat. It's been up and running without any issue at all. >It was also my first PC; I've previously only owned and worked on Macs. I >got another one this weekend that I'll be doing a more general desktop >install on to play around some. I like it! > >That's all. Thanks, >Scott Congratulations. Though, I must say, I am a bit jealous; my best uptime was ~37 days, but I had to rebuild the OS at that point so it didn't go any further. It was pretty cool to see the blank login auditing after spending more than a month logged in as a single user. (Others have access, but rarely use it...) The desktop system is even more rewarding, in the aspect that you can show people what you're talking about. (And, it's kind of fun to show it off to people who payed all sorts of money for their OS and app.s.) Have fun, happy hacking, and all that, Clayton _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus