> Point taken. But looks like you colwidth's set > to a low val. Doesn't > really bother me, but it might gain the ire of > other folks who hate > scrolling... ;)
I'm using mozcom's webmail. The colwidth is 50 by default, which is fine for me, it's like a "newspaper style" column which ppl have found out to be easier to read. >> security and updates? windowsupdate. it's >> free. > > Fsck win*update! You don't need it in a > standalone system, and > definitely not in networked systems. My attitude > towards updating > windows hosts is completely orthogonal to my > stance on eternal > apt-get: the more updates in Windows, the more > problems you face. Now > don't tell me this ain't true, or you're > probably in a hole in the > ground by then ;-D That is your opinion. windowsupdate works well for me and my techie friends, no problems we have encountered as a desktop. I'm using XP SP2 candidate release 2, and even if it messes up my system, System Restore can bail me out at any restore point past date. Half point for you though, production machines don't use windows update and are disabled. > I *definitely* don't want > free-for-specific-version sorties. If it's > free, it should be *free*, not only because it > is under some legal > mumbo-jumbo open source license, but because all > people are *free* to > do whatever they want with it... It just so happens that i love the freeware kerio PFW. There is zonealarm or Agnitum Outpost Firewall. Whatever suites your need, use it. > OTOH, firewalling under windows ain't good. I'll > take iptables anytime > :D And if I have to mention a brand, it would be > BlackICE... yes. i much prefer hardware firewalls. > Good for you! :D I salute you for making your > Win* BSOD-free. > > But hopefully, someday, no matter what voodoo > you do to it or whatever > precautions you take, it will crash and burn ;P > and don't say I > didn't warn ya. You sir, don't know what you are talking about. Currently, It does not matter which OS you choose. Windows can be good with uptime and be stable at the same time in either desktop or server mode. it really depends upon the skillful hand of a windows system administrator or the guy managing the desktop. Have talked to some win SA's, and they have seen NT 4.0 uptimes of 2.5 years and a year for newly deployed win2k. And these win machines are being used in processing payments for banks, real estate, insurance companies etc. Are you shocked? Is it voodoo? no siree. It's just your simple 3 or 4 tier archictecture, Firewalls in the front and in between the tier, and IDS in front of it. add a branded hardware for it next. Nothing fancy. Maybe you are basing your windows crapiness experience on your home/friend/school/other machine (which could be low end which ultimately has crappy hardware and drivers from an obscure taiwanese company.) or what you read in /. which is juvenile/half right/totally wrong but moderated up post because it defends linux and thrashes windows. I'm just giving you a perspective on what windows can do in the real world. Of course, In the server arena, the choice would be *nix rather than windows, but that is just me. --- Andre -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
