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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux.networking:10702 comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip:13226 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:3944 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!Germany.EU.net!Dortmund.Germany.EU.net!not-for-mail From: bs@Germany.EU.net (Bernard Steiner) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Internet service providing-which OS? Date: 3 Aug 1995 11:44:12 +0200 Organization: EUnet Deutschland GmbH, Dortmund, Germany Lines: 12 Message-ID: <3vq5pc$ee0@Germany.EU.net> References: <3ue5qa$ain@panix.com> <3ujlf1$sn0@felix.junction.net> <3v33fo$3q9@mars.worldlinx.com> <3vm255$ev7@due.unit.no> NNTP-Posting-Host: qwerty.germany.eu.net In article <3vm255$ev7@due.unit.no>, agulbra@nvg.unit.no (Arnt Gulbrandsen) writes: |> The original poster asked about a box for an ISP, in other words, a |> mission-critical box. I do not think a few hours or days of |> installation time is a factor at all, then. Personally, I'd put |> reliability in first place, performance in second, price in tenth |> place, and ease of installation maybe on the fifth sheet. IMNSVHO anybody who starts asking a question like this in the first place should go home and re-consider the choice of becoming an ISP. Bernard