[UFO Chicago] e-mail help update 2
Thomas
thomas@chicagomac.com
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 09:53:53 -0500
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Well Peter, I wish i would have been able to take you up on your most =
generous offer last night, but a previous and longstanding engagement =
had priority... any fans of Public Radio in Chicago probably know about =
the live taping last night of "Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me" and I was =
there. I do intend to be at the next several hundred meeting though.
So in answer to your question Peter about what's so good about =
e-smith... mostly just the down and dirty (presumed) ease of use and set =
up. It would be a quick fix to a situation and that's about it. The =
price for support is about $600 for a year, but they'll send you an eval =
CD no charge (and no support of course), and I've already downloaded an =
ISO and burned it but have yet to try booting anything with it. I doubt =
I could get my company to pay the $600 for something they take for =
granted (e-mail) but if I could get the system up and running it might =
sway them.
Setting up anything else, well I would need help. So Peter, when are =
you leaving? It wouldn't be a big deal to set up these accounts with my =
ISP for a couple weeks, but I do need to get rid of them. =20
I am glad to know that I was dead on right about what I needed to tell =
my ISP, but what about as a back up incase my server goes down? It's =
pretty standard for them to offer that if I make it clear that's what I =
want right? After all it's Summer in ComEd land were sort on UPS here, =
though I can sneak a small one in to ward off drops.
dreamcolor.com and ftp.dreamcolor.com point to the same machine here, =
but yes thomas@dreamcolor.com points to my ISP's mail system. There's =
not much need for anyone to be able to check mail outside of the office, =
but it could come up (mostly with me).
As far as hardware goes, I have a P1 MHz unknown on the floor by my feet =
now. RAM might be an issue, but I think I can scrounge some up. I =
belive the drive is SCSI, probably an Adaptec control card inside (I =
probably need to actually look...), but I can most likely snag an IDE =
from something.
We also have a fairly big DEC Alpha box here that we may or may not get =
to keep (it might be part of a trade for something newer). It has NT on =
it now, but if we get to keep it I'd like to turn it into a www/ftp/mail =
server. Anybody here have much experience with the Alpha?
Well guys, that's it for the moment, but I'll let you all know how it =
goes.
And Peter, if (and when) we can do this I'd be greatful and amazed and =
will readily supply you with food and beverages and verbal praise and =
looks of awe.
Thanks all
Tom
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well Peter, I wish i would have been =
able to take=20
you up on your most generous offer last night, but a previous and =
longstanding=20
engagement had priority... any fans of Public Radio in Chicago probably =
know=20
about the live taping last night of "Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me" and I =
was=20
there. I do intend to be at the next several hundred meeting=20
though.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So in answer to your question Peter =
about what's so=20
good about e-smith... mostly just the down and dirty (presumed) ease of =
use and=20
set up. It would be a quick fix to a situation and that's about =
it. =20
The price for support is about $600 for a year, but they'll send you an =
eval CD=20
no charge (and no support of course), and I've already downloaded an ISO =
and=20
burned it but have yet to try booting anything with it. I doubt I =
could=20
get my company to pay the $600 for something they take for granted =
(e-mail) but=20
if I could get the system up and running it might sway =
them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Setting up anything else, well I would =
need=20
help. So Peter, when are you leaving? It wouldn't be a big =
deal to=20
set up these accounts with my ISP for a couple weeks, but I do need to =
get rid=20
of them. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am glad to know that I was dead on =
right about=20
what I needed to tell my ISP, but what about as a back up incase my =
server=20
goes down? It's pretty standard for them to offer that if I make =
it clear=20
that's what I want right? After all it's Summer in ComEd land were =
sort on=20
UPS here, though I can sneak a small one in to ward off =
drops.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>dreamcolor.com and <A=20
href=3D"ftp://ftp.dreamcolor.com">ftp.dreamcolor.com</A> point to the =
same machine=20
here, but yes <A =
href=3D"mailto:thomas@dreamcolor.com">thomas@dreamcolor.com</A>=20
points to my ISP's mail system. There's not much need for anyone =
to be=20
able to check mail outside of the office, but it could come up (mostly =
with=20
me).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As far as hardware goes, I have a =
P1 MHz=20
unknown on the floor by my feet now. RAM might be an issue, but I =
think I=20
can scrounge some up. I belive the drive is SCSI, probably an =
Adaptec=20
control card inside (I probably need to actually look...), but I can =
most likely=20
snag an IDE from something.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We also have a fairly big DEC Alpha box =
here that=20
we may or may not get to keep (it might be part of a trade for something =
newer). It has NT on it now, but if we get to keep it I'd like to =
turn it=20
into a www/ftp/mail server. Anybody here have much experience with =
the=20
Alpha?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well guys, that's it for the moment, =
but I'll let=20
you all know how it goes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And Peter, if (and when) we can do this =
I'd be=20
greatful and amazed and will readily supply you with food and beverages =
and=20
verbal praise and looks of awe.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tom</FONT></DIV>
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