Don't kill me, I'm too young to die ;-). Yeah, I know the hassles of
configuring a Linux box. I manage a mail server that all of a
sudden decided to not accept SMTP connections. It worked fine
for a few months, then quit working when I installed Netscape on it
(I'm still not quite sure what happened). Could you make
ShareTheNet run fine without any configuring, but be more
configurable than it is now? Though I know how to get to a
command prompt with it, it doesn't have an advanced shell for me
to configure it with.
> Hi Robert,
>
> That sounds an awful lot like our super-secret plans for the next major
> release. I may have to kill you :)
>
> Seriously, we're kicking around the idea of making a new HD based product
> that is a superset of STN. The Linux world is so rich in great software,
> but it's difficult to use. The great thing about STN is it's relatively
> easy to set up and simple to use. I got the idea for STN after spending a
> month or so tinkering around with my Linux box getting IP masq to work well.
> After I was done, I realized I'd have a heck of a time reproducing it
> because all of the config files were spread around the map.
>
> The Linux distributions all take the kitchen sink approach -- everything
> goes in. The problem is, when you install a Red Hat or Debian box, that's
> only 1/8 the battle. Now you have to spend LOTS of time configuring the
> darned thing, and unless you're a Linux hacker or have invested lots of
> money in O'Rielly & Associates, you've got a lot of work to do. What the
> world needs is not another Linux distribution, it's a (drumroll) Linux-based
> server solution, and a Linux based client solution. Kind of like STN is a
> Linux based Router solution (that happens to fit on a floppy). With STN,
> you don't ever see a shell prompt -- if you do, I haven't done my job
> completely. We'd like build the same kind of interface for a complete
> server.
>
> Hey, all it takes is time and money :)
>
> Regs,
> John
> >
> >
> > Would it be possible to have the ShareTheNet Windows builder
> > build a boot disk that would then copy files to a hard drive on the
> > server? Then would it be possible to have it be a standard Linux
> > box with ShareTheNet running as a standard app? That would
> > allow me to implement a web server, FTP server, print server, etc.
> > etc. etc.
> >
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Selby)
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [ShareTheNet] Next, please!
> > Date sent: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 14:59:39 GMT
> > Organization: Home
> > Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > > On Fri, 26 Feb 1999 09:32:58 -0500, you wrote:
> > >
> > > >> On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:59:15 -0800, John Lombardo wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> >so if
> > > >> >anyone has any suggestions please feel free to share them
> > with me, either
> > > >> >privately or through the list.
> > > >>
> > > >> Print serving, please! (I guess that would really be, "lpd
> > > >> support"?)
> > >
> > > I'd have to vote for this as well! I'm _NOT_ interested in a high
> > > performance implementation - it can be a lower priority process (if
> > > appropriate) than all other aspects of STN, but it would be usefull
> > > for casual printing.
> > >
> > > The only other thing I'd like to see would be support for IRC with
> > > ports other than 6667.
> > >
> > > >> Thanks!
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> andrew
> > > >> ------
> > > >> Andrew Webber [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
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> > > Rgds,
> > > Bob
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------
> > > I'm not paranoid - they really are out to get me !
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