From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Nov 18 08:11:24 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA24238 for isp-outgoing; Mon, 18 Nov 1996 08:11:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from jump.net (serv1-2.jump.net [204.238.120.20]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id IAA24225 for ; Mon, 18 Nov 1996 08:11:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from pbcustomer by jump.net (8.7.3/BERK-6.8.11) id KAA26329; Mon, 18 Nov 1996 10:11:06 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19961118161312.0074c710@mail.jump.net> X-Sender: adonai@mail.jump.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 10:13:12 -0600 To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org From: Lee Crites Subject: Hello, World -- second try... Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk My first attempt at this message went to freebsd-isp@netrail.net. Someone still on that list told me about this one, so I'm forwarding a copy of my original message to this list. For those of you still on both, I apologize for the duplication. > ----- Original message follows ----- >Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 17:32:31 -0600 >To: freebsd-isp@netrail.net >From: Lee Crites >Subject: hello, world... > >I just subscribed to the list, so I thought I'd send out a general type >intro message. > >My name is Lee Crites. I own a computer consulting company in the Austin, >Texas area. I've been involved in computers since 1976. Most of my >experience is in programming, although I've done some hardware as well. > >Well I got this wild hair to start an isp business so my clients could have >access to the internet, and vice versa. What started out as little more >than vaporware in the minds of a few of us several months ago is now >starting to take shape. > >The biggest problem I have is knowledge -- I have no clue what it is like to >manage an isp. That's why I signed on to this group. I know unix, so >that's not a problem; I know some system security stuff; I know some system >administration. I know a little about all of it. I just don't know enough >to be comfortable in my 'new' position. > >So, I hope y'all don't mind me asking a lot of dumb questions, because I'm >sure I will. > >I just got the FreeBSD 2.1.5 cd's yesterday, and gave them to the guy who is >building my unix box. He's looking through the installation manual that >came with the cd's to see what hardware to put together. If you have any >suggestions, I'd be greatful if you could pass them along. > >Well, I'm going to keep this short -- something I don't do very well. I >look forward to being a part of the list. > >Lee Crites >Adonai Enterprises, Inc