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From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz)
Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD
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Organization: Mordor International
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 02:08:15 GMT
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Terry Lambert (terry@cs.weber.edu) wrote:
: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) wrote:
: ] I'm running a stock 2.0.5R system on an AMD dx2-80 with 16mb RAM as a
: ] web server.  I got over 300k hits yesterday and the machine was still
: ] running at 85-90% idle.  I have a feeling that linux would have puked
: ] on that kind of network load.
: 
: [ ... ]
: 
: ] My install went like this:
: ] 
: ] create boot disk
: ] reboot machine with boot disk
: ] run install
: ] point the installer at ftp.cdrom.com
: ] tell it to install the works
: ] go eat lunch
: ] come back an hour later and reboot the machine
: ] Welcome to FreeBSD
: ] 
: ] The web server was built/configured and in production within 5 hours
: ] of starting the above process and has handled several million web
: ] hits in since then (maybe 2 weeks ago).  I couldn't be more pleased.
: ] When I see sites with Sparcs (running slowlaris) being brought to
: ] their knees with half of my load I just chuckle.  :-)
: 
: [ ... ]
: 
: ] http://www.mordor.com/
: 
: Where is your "Powered by FreeBSD" logo?
: 
: You should notify the keeper of the "FreeBSD Partners" page and
: get your page linked.  8-).

Haven't had time yet.  :)  We've had several customers make the
Netscape and other "cool site" pages so I've been a little...er..
busy.  :)  That little box handled almost 300k hits yesterday. 
I think it's time to splurge and put another 8mb RAM in it.  heh

Chris
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