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Hi:


>I think Linux is a great OS, but some of you people miss the point.  This
>person obviously has no need to tinker with Linux at this time.  Why folks
>like you always want to cram it down unknowledgeable peoples throat?

You people? Tinker? Cram?

This person is going to purchase and install NT4 on a new computer. This is
a sizeable investment and a steep learning curve?

>Windows is not that bad actually.  There is something to be said for making
>an OS that is useable to any monkey on his desk top.  Not everyone needs
the
>abilities or headaches of learning Linux.


How about the headaches of purchasing NT4, BackOffice, purchasing a support
contract, purchasing new hardware and ramping up on the bizarre NT4
methodology.

Not everybody needs the headache of learning NT4! Mail is important to a
business and NT4 is no picnic to administer - what happens when it takes a
shit AND IT WILL!

I could walk a person through an install of a Slackware 4.0 Linux system
over the phone, including compiling a custom kernel and all networking -
probably in less than 2 hours. I could then do all the administration of
sendmail & pop3 (mail), Apache (Web server), named (DNS server), samba (file
& print server for Windows) and almost everything else by telnet from my
front room.

I am sorry that you were offended by my attempt to save this a guy a bucket
of money, a ton of time and some massive headaches.

Linux is more than able to run a mailserver serving 100s of employees on a
PPro150, 64Mb DRAM and a couple gig HD. You can keep it in a locked closet
and remotely administer it - very secure.

>I've said my piece.  Good luck to you all.

>Oh, and wasn't this a TNT2 thread?

What?

>AbsuFan

Just one guys opinion.

Best regards,

Brian


>----- Original Message -----
>From: Brian <subdude@post.com>
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>ter.riva_TNT2_ultra,lmf.info.HUVITOIMIKUNTA
>Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 5:34 PM
>Subject: Re: Is Windows NT compatible to MS-DOS?
>
>
>> Why would you WANT to install NT4?
>>
>> Install Slackware 4.0 (available for about $40) and run Linux.
>>
>> Runs the Unix standard "sendmail" which is probably the most reliable and
>> versatile mail server in the industry.
>>
>> Fully POP3 compatible with all your W95/8 mail clients and will run on
>> modest hardware for months at a time without having to reboot or
handhold.
>> Excellent remote configuration either by telnet or WWW so mailserver can
>> hide in closet and be administered from any client, anywhere on your net
>or
>> even the Internet. Very secure, reliable, robust and inexpensive.
>>
>> Just one guys opinion.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> Bryan Parkoff wrote in message ...
>> >Is Windows NT compatible to MS-DOS?
>> >
>> >    We have Novell 3.11 for e-mail only.  My employees do not need to
use
>> >Windows NT, but they can only use e-mails through Novell server.
>> >
>> >    I have to decide to dump Novell away and I will buy Windows NT to
>> >install in the new server.  I want all employees' e-mail accounts to be
>> >moved to Windows NT.  Do you know where can I find special software that
>> >allow them to use e-mail through Windows NT server so they do not need
to
>> >run Windows NT?
>> >
>> >--
>> >Bryan Parkoff
>> >BLP-LDS@Texas.Net
>> >BryanP@AlamOps.com