Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 07:05:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Stefan Molnar <stefan@csudsu.com> To: "Jan B. Koum " <jkb@best.com> Cc: Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@turkey.ispro.net.tr>, "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: NT vs FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980824070420.1675C-100000@c657209-a.cstvl1.sfba.home.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9808231546320.9374-100000@shell6.ba.best.com>
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hotmail uses FreeBSD for the webservers and Solaris for the mailservers.
This I know, because they are looking for a contractor that knows both.
Stefan
On Sun, 23 Aug 1998, Jan B. Koum wrote:
>
> Considering that telnet banner can me changed to say whatever one
> wants, it is hard very hard. One way is to send special packets to kernel
> and see how OS handles them. Solaris would handle some packets differently
> from BSD bases OSes.
> In case with Hotmail: we just know they run FreeBSD on their web
> servers.
>
> -- Yan
>
> www.best.com/~jkb/ Unix users of the world unite:
> www.{free,open,net}bsd.org | www.linux.org | www.apache.org | www.perl.com
> "Turn up the lights, I don't want to go home in the dark."
>
> On Mon, 24 Aug 1998, Evren Yurtesen wrote:
>
> >hello,
> >I know that I am able to understand which web server the companies use
> >by httpd servers reply also there is an automated tool at netcraft site...
> >but how do you understand which operating system they use???
> >
> >Jan B. Koum wrote:
> >
> >> hotmail uses freebsd on web server and solaris on backend for mail
> >> servers.
> >>
> >> -- Yan
> >>
> >> www.best.com/~jkb/ Unix users of the world unite:
> >> www.{free,open,net}bsd.org | www.linux.org | www.apache.org | www.perl.com
> >> "Turn up the lights, I don't want to go home in the dark."
> >>
> >> On Sat, 22 Aug 1998, Evren Yurtesen wrote:
> >>
> >> >I was thinking that hotmail was using solaris???
> >> >is it freebsd? how may I understand if they use freebsd or not?
> >> >
> >> >Jan B. Koum wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Fri, 21 Aug 1998 telecom1@erols.com wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >Hello,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I am having difficulty trying to decide which software
> >> >> > to run.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > If you could answer these questions, on NT w/ Website Pro,
> >> >> > compared with FREEBsd, I would greatly appreciate it:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I am also new to this, and I am looking for a simple, and
> >> >> > easy to understand application:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Questions:
> >> >> > ---------
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 1.) Ease of Use (Administration)
> >> >>
> >> >> NT is easier to admin then Unix to a person who never used a
> >> >> computer before. For me Unix would be easier to admin then NT since I
> >> >> don't know much about NT tunning, etc.
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 2.) Software Compatibility Issues (cgi's, perl scripts, C
> >> >> >programs, etc.)
> >> >>
> >> >> Perl was written on Unix. Unix is written in C. It all ties
> >> >> together.
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 3.) Re-booting Issues
> >> >>
> >> >> Most Unix boxes have months and months of uptime and are rebooted
> >> >> for software patches/updates. NT on the other hand.. well..
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 4.) Security (Which is more secure?)
> >> >>
> >> >> FreeBSD can be make very secure (www.best.com/~jkb/howto.txt)
> >> >> Any person with half a clue in NT (that include me) can take over
> >> >> NT box in no time.
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 5.) FreeBSD w/ Apache OR Website Pro for NT?
> >> >> > which is better & why?
> >> >>
> >> >> FreeBSD is better. Why? Ask people who run it. Like yahoo! which
> >> >> is 100% FreeBSD shop. Or ask people at Hotmail who run FreeBSD on their
> >> >> web servers because NT couldn't handle the load.
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 6.) Anything else I forgot to mention.
> >> >>
> >> >> Yes, you forgot to ask where to get FreeBSD. Look at
> >> >> www.freebsd.org for more info.
> >> >>
> >> >> -- Yan
> >> >>
> >> >> >
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