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From: ryan@magnet.fsu.edu (Joe Ryan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: UNIX/PC Sys Admin opinions
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1993 20:21:36 GMT
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Attention UNIX/PC System Administrators!
I would like to have some general/specific opinions from people
who read this newsgroup and would have any advice or comment (from
experience) on any of the following:
LINUX
386BSD
FreeBSD <---- these are not listed
NetBSD in any prferential order.
Minix
or any other
I am soon to start a project wherein I need to install one of
the above onto a 486DX2 VLB with a 430Mb IDE HD,
16Mb RAM, an SMC ethernet card, and a VGA monitor. (I'll change
any specific item(s) if necessary, but this looks like the most
likely setup.)
I need to know which is the best route to go and *your* opinion
as to why. I am also curious as to ease of installation, compatibility
with third party software packages, etc. - anything one can think
of that's important. I am not looking for FAQs; I have downloaded
most already.
The primary, initial, function will be to set up eMail accounts,
running sendmail and some POP mail daemon. (POP is used extensively
here.)
Please send your responses to me: ryan@magnet.fsu.edu. If you post it to
the board for some reason, please cc a copy directly to me so that I
don't miss it.
Thanks in advance.
Joe Ryan
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Joe Ryan ryan@magnet.fsu.edu
MARTECH/Physics
Florida State University
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