> Well, we use a separate CPU server to provide web,mail,dhcp, etc., > and try to keep the file server undisturbed. I wouldn't call this `obsolete', > we no longer have file server blockouts when spammers find a way to > really overload our smtpd/httpd.
A good point, I concede. I do likewise, but not through forethought and I certainly acknowledge the benefits. It sounds like we no longer ought to treat the CPU server as a shareable resource as much as a distribution element. The workstation happens to be a similar, if not identical element of the variety that focusses on graphical presentation. In such case, only serious iron needs to serve "cpu" cycles with "drawterm" being more a means to relocate the workstation from in front of you to where it is permitted. Hm, this bit needs more careful thinking, I'm not presenting the picture very clearly, probably because I don't see it very clearly :-) ++L
