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Date: Mon, 06 Jan 1997 14:37:57 -0800
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From: Matt Eagleson <matt@deepwell.com>
Subject: News on FreeBSD
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I started using FreeBSD at my business about 2 months ago
with no prior Unix experience.  So far I have been able 
to configure and run a few servers with not too much trouble.

I've learned a lot and gained some confidence.

Now I feel like I'm ready to build an NNTP server.
(It's a little bit intimidating)

If any of you gurus have words of advice for a beginner
please pass them on.

Some questions:

Does FreeBSD make a good News server?
What hardware is recommended?
Required reading?
Required software?

TIA

Matt