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From: JYoungman@vggas.com (James Youngman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.infosystems.www.misc
Subject: Re: Unix too slow for a Web server?
Date: 25 Sep 1996 09:24:42 GMT
Organization: VG Gas Analysis Systems
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In article <52am8g$fvs@nntp1.u.washington.edu>, xyzzy@u.washington.edu says...

>But how would you share the data between them?  Unless you buy a RAID array
>for each machine, you'll have to use NFS or something.  If you factor in
>20 gigs of drive for each ppro, you'll have a hard time buying 10.

You just use rdist or that faster compressing replacement for it announced not 
long ago.

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James Youngman       VG Gas Analysis Systems |The trouble with the rat-race 
 Before sending advertising material, read   |is, even if you win, you're 
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/47/227.html|still a rat.