Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > I'm not sure. The point is that you have to make a decision, which mail > transport agent you need (do you have a big site, with lots of users, or > stand alone with no mail at all, or only local mail, or what), which > webserver if any, what printer spooler/filter and so on.
In this case, only a dial-up ppp and otherwise standalone system. Where I work, they wouldn't let me run any type of server, so I'm just trying to find out the non-networked capabilities of the system. However, eventually, I'd want to at least use it as a client system to access email and web browsing plus web page development, with the possibility of running a web server for localhost access -- I'm looking for alternatives to Win95/NT with ASP and IIS/PWS. > > To configure a Linux system, you have to make a lot of decision, and to fine > tune it you need certainly several weeks. Also, the default configuration > can't suit every ones needs. With stand alone PC's or Macs, you can make a > lot of assumptions, that are not true for Linux systems. There are sometimes > long discussion about the best editor, the best window manager, the best > shell. One could say, every component is optional ;) Wow, that's purty scary!! and as a friend of mine likes to say "and I'm fearless." :) > It is actually only a short shell script. You can check what a file is with > the "file command". You can execute a command and insert the output in a > command line, like this: (snip...) Very interesting. I'll save that for when I can get one of the linux systems back in operation. > No, you have to download them. You can print the postscript version with > ghostscript and magicfilter installed. So I noticed after a second look at that site: there were Zip files which I can easily handle: I'm trying to read the documentation from the Win 95 system and then plan the installation of linux. > > I know it's not easy, Marcus. But that's what makes it worth doing, I > > think.... > > You are a hardliner, eh ? We all are ;) I guess maybe I am. Thanks. Dave -- --David E. Scott Ohio Administrative Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .