[eug-lug]article comparing network speed of *bsd,linux

2003-10-22 Thread Cory Petkovsek
This is an interesting article comparing the scalability of kernels of (net|open|free)bsd and linux 2.[46] when used in various network related functions like bind(), fork(), socket(), used in webservers/ftp and others. http://bulk.fefe.de/scalability/ Cory -- Cory Petkovsek

[eug-lug]November EUGLUG Presentations

2003-10-22 Thread Bob Miller
Yes, we have presentations! Whoopee! Host Based Security Jason Chan Saturday, November 1, 13:00 EFN, 43 W. Broadway The Zynot Project Zach Welch Saturday, November 22, 13:00 EFN, 43 W. Broadway -- Bob Miller Kbob kbobsoft software

Re: [eug-lug]Rsync Backup Solution over SSH

2003-10-22 Thread Ben Barrett
And I presume that if one doesn't trust SSH, and was using, say vtun or ipsec, that one would remove the SSH bits you added and treat it as though it is a local, unencrypted rsync? I mention this specifically because I am wary of host-based authentication, especially on a remote server (by the

Re: [eug-lug]article comparing network speed of *bsd,linux

2003-10-22 Thread Jacob Meuser
On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 12:32:08AM -0700, Cory Petkovsek wrote: This is an interesting article comparing the scalability of kernels of (net|open|free)bsd and linux 2.[46] when used in various network related functions like bind(), fork(), socket(), used in webservers/ftp and others.

Re: [eug-lug]article comparing network speed of *bsd,linux

2003-10-22 Thread Cory Petkovsek
On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 10:13:52AM -0701, Jacob Meuser wrote: My comments: I wouldn't be surprised if he had problems with OpenBSD-current, since he used a -current from shortly after the tree unfroze for the next release, which is when most new things go in and OpenBSD-current is most

Re: [eug-lug]article comparing network speed of *bsd,linux

2003-10-22 Thread Jacob Meuser
On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 10:47:17AM -0700, Cory Petkovsek wrote: On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 10:13:52AM -0701, Jacob Meuser wrote: My comments: I wouldn't be surprised if he had problems with OpenBSD-current, since he used a -current from shortly after the tree unfroze for the next release,

Re: [eug-lug]Rsync Backup Solution Over SSH

2003-10-22 Thread Bob Miller
D. Cooper Stevenson wrote: Here's the scenario: you need a backup solution that will make a complete backup of your server and automatically rotate the backup snapshots using rsync. I looked at doing this last year when I was setting up backups here. Then I discovered BackupPC

Re: [eug-lug]Rsync Backup Solution over SSH

2003-10-22 Thread D. Cooper Stevenson
On Wed, 2003-10-22 at 08:46, Ben Barrett wrote: And I presume that if one doesn't trust SSH, and was using, say vtun or ipsec, that one would remove the SSH bits you added and treat it as though it is a local, unencrypted rsync? Yeah, I mean the rotation framework is there, and the command

[eug-lug]Hmmmm?

2003-10-22 Thread Larry Price
I'm going to do something this list has rarely seen: Herewith a block quote from a story about Microsoft In response to a question about whether Microsoft plans a version of Office for the Linux operating system, Ballmer said no, but never say never. But we have no current plans and don't see

[eug-lug] [marsee@oreilly.com: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, October 22]

2003-10-22 Thread Bob Miller
Of note: Rael Dornfest will be speaking in Portland on Nov. 6th. Kbob - Forwarded message from Marsee Henon [EMAIL PROTECTED] - From: Marsee Henon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:45:17 -0700 Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG