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Mike King wrote:
> We just put up a couple of 2003 servers at various clients. I also have
> 5.1 boxes running. If some one were willing to help me craft a good set
> of tests I myght beable to swing a side by side comparison with matching
> hardware...
> 
> Are there any takers?

What kind of tests?

How about:
windows file sharing (samba)
ftp transfers (gigabit ethernet?)
www serving
mail server (?)
database server (mysql on both?)

Eric