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Article #57865Re: LINUX CD-ROM
From: mark
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 00:00
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 00:00
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daveb@Manji.CALM.wa.gov.au (Dave Burbidge) wrote: >Greetings! >OK, This question has probably been asked before, but I'm new here. >I'm looking at using LINUX temporarily to allow email (and maybe other >network tools) to connect up two remote offices, while we work on >getting them access to our main network (Banyan Vines). Our biggest >problem is budget & Telstra (no ISDN to these other offices (but we do >have dedicated lines (2400 & 4800 baud)). We have TCP/IP compliant >software which we are currently using, which will talk quite happily >to LINUX. >I need to know two things; >a) Which is the best version of LINUX to handle this (Slackware, >Redhat, etc)? >b) Where can I obtain a CD-ROM to install it? - Somewhere in Western >Australia is preferable (South West even more preferable (I'm in >Manjimup (300-odd km south of Perth))) >Thanks in advance... >Niki Dave! >Manjimup System Administrator >"This Murphy person has a lot to answer for!" >OK, so I work for CALM.... >I am hired to look after computers, not to make public statements. >All of the above is my opinion. If you want CALM's opinion, >check out http://www.calm.wa.gov.au Dear Dave Mark Saxon System Admin Nindethana Seed Am working on a similar project between office and home , not runining as yet. All distributions of linux have support for TCP/IP try Just Right commputers Albany phil@albany.jrc.net.au Regards
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 102983,734e44065ab12a68 X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public From: mark@albnay.jrc.net.au Subject: Re: LINUX CD-ROM Date: 1996/08/18 Message-ID: <4v5j20$i9j@news.mel.aone.net.au> X-Deja-AN: 174895624 references: <4updsk$a5a@com1s001.calm.wa.gov.au> newsgroups: aus.computers.linux