Date: Sat, 07 Jun 1997 02:45:30 -0400 From: WaiKin Wong <bugtraq@asan.com> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NT vs UNIX Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19970607024530.01119a64@asan.com> In-Reply-To: <33984982.3723@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> References: <199706060625.XAA26875@MindBender.serv.net>
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At 10:31 AM 6/6/97 -0700, you wrote: >> But to put this thing to rest: yes, FreeBSD and/or NetBSD running INN >> still make about the best news server you can get for an ISP or any >> other Unix-savvy site. The software is mature, and very well >> understood. The BSDs are very efficient and resource-friendly, and of >> course, they're free. >> >> However, there are other NNTP packages out there that are very capable >> of handling a full feed. Exchange Server 5.0 is one of them, and it >> does it pretty damn well for the very first release of an NNTP server >> (i. e. the previous version had no NNTP connectivity). Balancing the >> fact that it may not be quite as fast as Free/NetBSD + INN on a >> well-tuned box, it is infinitely easier to configure and maintain. In >> addition to Exchange, Netscape and Lotus would also be happy to sell >> you news servers that aren't INN, and that run on NT. Of course, they >> all cost real money. I don't now about beleaguring this topic anymore than it should. But, Microsoft sells a MCIS suite for those interested in running a news server on NT... for all you guys that need to stick to NT maybe 'cause your boss says so. The licensing and pricing sucks and Microsoft would basically only sell to Network Operators not commercial businesses. Sorry, commercial businesses must stick with Exchange News server. But, yes this product can at least scale up to handle full news feeds without keeling over... Apparently, it's less of an OS problem than having the right hardware, software combo... Still... how can you do this when FreeBSD is free???
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