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From: Mark Hittinger <bugs@ns1.win.net>
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Subject: Re: CICA cry for help (fwd)
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> |From: emo@cica.cica.indiana.edu (Eric Ost)
> |Subject: using Linux for heavily-accessed network servers
> |...
> |We have been "hanging in there" with Linux for a variety of reasons.
> |However, we are reaching a point where the problem has become an acute
> |nuisance and so have been giving serious consideration to switching OS's,
> |e.g. FreeBSD.


See? It *IS* moving slowly in our direction.  This would be a good one to bring
over.  Sounds more like a locking contention issue to me.  Hope they aren't
heavy users of NFS like Karl. :-)  They are half way between me and Chicago
:-)

Regards,

Mark Hittinger
bugs@win.net