Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:12:24 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: prad <prad@towardsfreedom.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Configuring an older server for speed... Message-ID: <4869BCB8.9060906@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20080630203436.1cc7505d@gom.home> References: <a9f4a3860806301711k707f79cewd491e76418eb1440@mail.gmail.com> <48698AB9.7070802@cwis.biz> <20080630190821.1e0cc713@gom.home> <20080630231705.02193cae@verizon.net> <20080630203436.1cc7505d@gom.home>
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