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From: peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: Internet service providing-which OS?
Message-ID: <id.VAPL1.0SA@nmti.com>
Sender: peter@nmti.com (peter da silva)
Organization: Network/development platform support, NMTI
References: <3ue5qa$ain@panix.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 23:13:06 GMT
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In article <3ue5qa$ain@panix.com>, Hyung-song Nam <namh@panix.com> wrote:
> I'm about to setup some P5-100  machines to provide
> internet services. I need to choose an OS, and I have
> come to three choices: Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows NT.

If you want to let people have "shell" type accounts, NT won't work,
period. You'd have to install some sort of BBS software.

It's certainly possible to provide PPP using a PC. My ISP does it
using BSDI.
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