From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 8 01:55:28 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 471F516A402 for ; Sun, 8 Apr 2007 01:55:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from SRS0=Z4eHGe=JL=vvelox.net=v.velox@yourhostingaccount.com) Received: from mailout18.yourhostingaccount.com (mailout18.yourhostingaccount.com [65.254.253.145]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0627313C487 for ; Sun, 8 Apr 2007 01:55:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from SRS0=Z4eHGe=JL=vvelox.net=v.velox@yourhostingaccount.com) Received: from mailscan56.yourhostingaccount.com ([10.1.15.56] helo=mailscan56.yourhostingaccount.com) by mailout18.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim) id 1HaMOH-0001gS-Lw for freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org; Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:40:25 -0400 Received: from authsmtp08.yourhostingaccount.com ([10.1.18.8] ident=exim) by mailscan56.yourhostingaccount.com with spamscanlookuphost (Exim) id 1HaMOH-0008PM-Jo for freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org; Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:40:25 -0400 Received: from authsmtp08.yourhostingaccount.com ([10.1.18.8] helo=authsmtp08.yourhostingaccount.com) by mailscan56.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim) id 1HaMOG-0008Ol-B1; Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:40:24 -0400 Received: from cpe-65-185-51-114.columbus.res.rr.com ([65.185.51.114] helo=vixen42) by authsmtp08.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtpa (Exim) id 1HaMOG-000161-D0; Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:40:24 -0400 Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 21:42:53 -0400 From: Vulpes Velox To: Peter Jeremy Message-ID: <20070407214253.0308e955@vixen42> In-Reply-To: <20070407065720.GE71995@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <200704061837.l36IbNEF071481@himinbjorg.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com> <20070406194249.GB87327@just.puresimplicity.net> <20070407000510.GB70451@tigerfish2.my.domain> <20070407065720.GE71995@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.8.1 (GTK+ 2.10.11; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-EN-UserInfo: 0d1ca1697cdb7a831d4877828571b7ab:1570f0de6936c69fef9e164fffc541bc X-EN-AuthUser: vvelox2 Sender: Vulpes Velox X-EN-OrigIP: 65.185.51.114 X-EN-OrigHost: cpe-65-185-51-114.columbus.res.rr.com Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: All I want is a decent server! X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 01:55:28 -0000 On Sat, 7 Apr 2007 16:57:21 +1000 Peter Jeremy wrote: > On 2007-Apr-06 19:05:10 -0500, Bruce Burden > wrote: > >On Fri, Apr 06, 2007 at 02:42:49PM -0500, Josh Tolbert wrote: > >> On Fri, Apr 06, 2007 at 03:38:03PM -0400, telmnstr@757.org wrote: > >> > > I'm having a heck of a time trying to find somewhere > >> > >responsible and responsive to buy a server from. It shouldn't > >> > >be > >> > > Have you considered building your own server? I don't > > know that it would be that much different in price, and > > you seem to know what you want. > > The main (only) reason for buying a server instead of building it > would be to have hardware support. I've always wondered why any non-uber small sized IT company can't do this themselves. > >> > Nobody ever got fired for buying Compaq. Or IBM. > >> Except the head of HP. :) > > I wish I was going to be sent on my way with a cool > > $25 million like Carly... > > Senior executives can't lose. Either the company does well and they > get performance bonuses or the company loses tons of money, they > resign or are pushed and get massive golden parachutes.