From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17sjYr-0003A5-00 for ; Sat, 21 Sep 2002 08:40:37 -0400 Received: (qmail 3445 invoked by uid 0); 21 Sep 2002 12:40:07 -0000 Received: from dhcp065-82-151-24.nt02-c3.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.82.65) by mail.gmx.net (mp020-rz3) with SMTP; 21 Sep 2002 12:40:07 -0000 Message-ID: <005101c2616b$c20fb740$41529718@nt.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020920085936.02589150@198.144.194.210> <000b01c260fc$f838eae0$41529718@nt.charterne.com> <15755.47440.881040.969386@akp@eznet.net> <20020921023906.GA6009@dalek> <000e01c2612d$c06f7df0$0201a8c0@NU7I> Subject: Re: NFB Net goes linux! Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 08:38:15 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Alex Snow" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I deffinattely wouldn't like a computer that I couldn't screw around with it's configuration. Explorer has caused a general protection fault in module kernel32.dll. I'm sick of Winblows! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darrell Shandrow" To: Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 1:14 AM Subject: Re: NFB Net goes linux! > Hi Buddy, > > At the corporate headquarters of the company for which I am employed, we > have 4 of these Cobalt boxes. The boxes we have do run Linux. They do come > preconfigured to meet the needs of the vast majority of anyone who would > ever want to operate them, either as admins or as customers. We use them to > provide domain e-mail and web hosting services. > > Though the admin is not locked out of any aspect of administering these > boxes, it is definitely discouraged by their manufacturer, who indicates > that use of the root user/password might permit alterations which could void > any warranty. > > Some of my co-workers don't really like these boxes very much; they're the > geeks who like to be able to tinker with all aspects of a computer's > operation. I like to think I tend to take a more middle-of-the-road > approach. For our customers, who just want reliable and user-friendly > e-mail and web hosting, they're just fine. > > Thanks. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Buddy Brannan" > To: > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 7:39 PM > Subject: Re: NFB Net goes linux! > > > > On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 08:12:00PM -0400, Ann Parsons wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Naw, Alex, they can RTFM. > > > > It may be as simple as that, or maybe not. I know something about a > > Cobalt box was mentioned. From what I understand, these are machines > > made by a division of Sun (or something) as plug-and-play sort of web > > server machines...which is to say...who knows how configurable they > > are out of the box without some real know-how? I had an account on an > > ISP who used one of these...and the Web control panel had some > > gratuitous Javascript to handle account maintenance. The admins said > > they couldn't change the interface as it came that way from the > > factory pre-installed. I know nothing about these machines...but it > > could be that all of the stuff is set up in such a way as to make > > admin of the machine easy for those who don't know a lot about the > > underlying OS...but hard to modify and get into the innards. > > > > On the other hand, it could be that Dave doesn't feel like reading the > > manual after all. > > -- > > Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV/3 | "And if the ground yawned, > > Phone: (814) 455-7333 | I'd step to the side and say, > > Email: davros@ycardz.com | "Hey ground! I'm nobody's lunch!" > > http://www.ycardz.com/ | --Eddie From Ohio > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >