Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 12:06:50 +0900 (JST) From: grog@lemis.com To: softweyr@xmission.com (Wes Peters) Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG (FreeBSD Chat) Subject: Re: Sysadmin levels today? Message-ID: <199708120306.MAA00623@papillon.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199708090724.BAA12406@obie.softweyr.ml.org> from Wes Peters at "Aug 9, 97 01:24:05 am"
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Wes Peters writes: > Greg Lehey writes: >> Marc Slemko writes: >>> 43. [M93] Which "traditional" TCP/IP service is often the most problematic >>> for microcomputers to provide? >>> >>> Remote printing. >>> File transfer protocol (FTP). >>> Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP). >>> Computer mail. >>> >>> (the correct answer is huh? Use FreeBSD.) >> >> Precisely. Local knowledge? > > Nope, just a more general look at the problem. By "microcomputers" they > mean "bonehead PCs and Macs that get switched off and don't have stable, > reliable TCP/IP network stacks." Well, I'd consider this definition either local knowledge or an informed guess :-) > For this reason, the commonly accepted answer amongst PC dweebs > everywhere is "computer mail", which requires the computer to be on > all the time. E-mail is a peer-to-peer arrangement by nature, > whereas the other three are client-server oriented. I suppose that makes sense. But this is supposed to be for UNIX people, and so I'd expect different terminology, or a different view of the world. > I'll have to go give this questionaire a try. Do so. There are some good questions in there too. Greg
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