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Date:      Thu, 12 Dec 1996 09:31:40 -0800
From:      Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Lamb.net>
To:        root <root@shiva.seranis.com.au>, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: What is a good release for an ISP
Message-ID:  <3.0.32.19961212093139.006ea208@Gatekeeper-3.Lamb.net>

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At 11:03 PM 12/12/96 +1100, root wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>I am new to this mailing list and to freeBSD - which I am hoping will 
>replace slackware Linux currently running our server.

Good! :)

>
>Having installed 2.1.5 (Ausgust 1996) off the CDROM, I am wondering if 
>someone can share their experience on this matter. The FTP sites have 
>2.1.6 - is that better (in terms of bug fixes etc.) ?

I am running on several machines 2.1.5R with some modifications (sendmail,
bind, etc.) The systems are pretty stable. I updated recently one machine
to 2.1.6R, the others will follow next year. If you do brand new
installations I would recommend to use the 2.1.6R version.

>
>The FreeBSD-stable directory on these sites does'nt appear to have a full 
>release under it, which is confusing.
>
>The hardware I am using is : Tyan 1563D (one 686/133 CPU), 2940UW, 
>Quantum 4.3 disk etc.
>
>Any hints will be greatly appreciated.
>
>Rama Duggal
>

Ulf.

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