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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!pumpkin.pangea.ca!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!news.interactive.net!onyx.interactive.net!not-for-mail From: Chris Mauritz <ritz@interactive.net> Subject: Re: FreeBSD as news-server?? X-Nntp-Posting-User: ritz Sender: news@interactive.net (System Administrator) Organization: IBS Interactive, Inc. Lines: 55 Message-ID: <DzDy8o.Au4@interactive.net> References: <537ddl$3cc@amd40.wecs.org> <53brfc$sbe@twwells.com> <53ffcu$ktm@itchy.serv.net> <Dz375G.76v@news2.new-york.net> <53ott7$579@adv.IAEhv.nl> <53pm5c$5ks@twwells.com> <53u1ic$61i@flash.noc.best.net> <53ucuj$8qh@twwells.com> <DzBp9x.FwD@interactive.net> <DzCG1J.2u4@news2.new-york.net> X-Trace: 845497751/13787 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: onyx.interactive.net Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 20:29:12 GMT Louis Epstein <le@put.com> wrote: :)Chris Mauritz (ritz@interactive.net) wrote: :)1 fast-narrow 4gig Seagate Barracuda :)2 fast-narrow 4gig Seagate Hawks :)1 fast-narrow 1gig Seagate Hawk The hawks might not be seeking fast enough for you. Cudas aren't that much more so I've always felt it was cheap insurance to get them rather than the hawks. :)48 MB RAM This is probably your biggest single problem. :): 512k L2 pipeline burst cache :)not sure if the cache is this sizee,I think so It's probably 128k or 256k. :): DEC FDDI connection to 100mbit local lan :)Allied Telesyn Ethernet card,10Mb LAN Shouldn't be a problem. :): T3 connection to news provider (UUnet) :)384k to New York Net Could be a major problem if your link is heavily utilized. :)I think that's the same unless they've updated lately, :)except that nntp you compiled for us was not the latest one at :)ftp.academ.com I didn't compile anything for you. I sent you sources when Terry asked me to give you a quick hand since you seemed to be floundering. What I found was a completely misconfigured system. When I told you that you'd need someone to spend a day cleaning things up and that you'd need to pay for that, I never heard from you again. I hope the info from this thread helps you to clean things up a bit. Chris -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@interactive.net | finger/mail info@interactive.net OR IBS Interactive, Inc. | http://www.interactive.net/