From owner-freebsd-newbies Sat Sep 18 0: 8:32 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from joe.halenet.com.au (joe.halenet.com.au [203.37.141.114]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA96214DD6 for ; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 00:08:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from donh@halenet.com.au) Received: from igor (modem-108-st.halenet.com.au [203.55.33.108]) by joe.halenet.com.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id RAA09194 for ; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 17:16:43 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from donh@halenet.com.au) Message-ID: <004501bf0140$49b81a00$6c2137cb@igor> From: "Don Hansford" To: References: <001b01bf01a4$6bfefac0$827e03cb@apana.org.au> <026e01bf0154$0653d060$8b6931cc@dfsi.net> Subject: Re: Another newbies list Inquiry Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 05:10:19 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I'd tend to go with the CD's. At least then you have everything you should need. (I know it's going to take me yonks to go through it all.) Regards Igor Difference between computers & air-conditioners? Not much, neither work well when you open windows! ----- Original Message ----- From: Glen Rushing To: Sent: Saturday, September 18, 1999 7:31 AM Subject: Another newbies list Inquiry > What is the consensus here on the best way to acquire FreeBsd? > Download it off the FTP site or order the CDROM distribution? If > downloading is the best answer, is there a LIST of which files are needed to > download? I looked at the FTP site and wasn't sure WHICH files I needed to > download. I'll be installing initially over a WIN 98 machine, then later > over my WINNT machines if all works out well enough. > Don't TAR & FEATHER me now but I am currently a WINNT user as an ISP and > am looking into FreeBsd since it appears to require much less RAM/RESOURCES > etc. > Direct comments about the pros and cons would be appreciated, but > please be serious so I can confirm what I have already been reading about > FreeBSD. > > Thanks to all in advance! > Glen Rushing > DFSI, Inc. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message