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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.infosystems.www.misc
Subject: Re: Unix too slow for a Web server?
Followup-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.infosystems.www.misc
Date: 30 Sep 1996 20:26:47 +0100
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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Ken Bigelow (kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com) wrote:
: Remi Guyomarch wrote:
: > 
: > In article <324E26CD.7785@www.play-hookey.com>,
: >         Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com> writes:
: > [...]
: > > Incidentally, I an indeed using Netscape as my newsreader. Not because I
: > > think it's the best (I know better), but because 1) I have it handy and
: > > 2) if someone points to a URL I can just click on it and go there
: > > without firing up another program. It's plenty good enough for my needs,
: > > and it's convenient.
: > 
: > Knews let's you click on any URL and launch Netscape (if it's not
: > already done) with this url. It's also fully threaded, display inline
: > MIME images, support kill/hot files, etc ...
: > 
: > http://www.nada.kth.se/~su95-kjo/knews.html
: > 

: Which still means two applications running where one will do the job.

Depends on the job.  It does your job, not Remi's :)


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