question

[Tim Schmidt]

Sure, I'll nominate you.

yes, I didn't think about just forwarding the mail (shell accounts were 
never a considderation).

I'm really looking for #2, I could get it somewhere else (and will soon) but 
an @gllug.org addy would be just that much better.

Anyone looking for in-depth info on 64bit server chips?  I ran across some 
good stuff on AMD's Sledgehammer, and of course, there's a lot of published 
info on the Itanium (Alpha's are nothing new, I don't keep up well on 
anything not relating to the PC world, so these two chips are all I really 
have info on).  The info on the hammer goes down to register names, and a 
lot of other fun stuff.

--Tim

>From: Ben Pfaff <pfaffben@msu.edu>
>Reply-To: pfaffben@msu.edu
>To: "Tim Schmidt" <computer_holic@hotmail.com>
>CC: linux-user@egr.msu.edu
>Subject: Re: question
>Date: 15 Aug 2000 20:54:27 -0400
>
>"Tim Schmidt" <computer_holic@hotmail.com> writes:
>
> > I would give $5 or more every time the domain had to be renewed
> > for an @gllug.org email addy.  Anything to get me off of
> > Hotmail (bleh!).
>
>You're bringing up something that's a little different from what
>I had envisioned.  There are really three different levels of
>email (that I can think of) usability:
>
>	1. Forwarding address: add `tim:
>            computer_holic@hotmail.com' to /etc/aliases.
>
>	2. Email account: optional storage of email on
>            www.gllug.org with access through POP-3 or IMAP.
>
>	3. Shell account: #2 plus a Linux login account so that
>            email can be read via ssh/telnet + an email client.
>
>#1 is all that I'd meant to suggest.  At any rate, our bandwidth
>provider (currently MLC) should be able to veto any of the
>suggestions, but especially #3 because it's likely to require
>much more bandwidth and be a much bigger security risk.
>
> > I'll bring some cash to the next meeting (wether or not I get
> > an address).  I guess it's up to the current/next sysadmin to
> > determine if the e-mail suggestion is feasable, and if it is,
> > it's up to the president to determine if it should be done.
> > Correct?
>
>I'd be in favor of #1 or at most #2.  We have nearly 2 GB free on
>/var right now[1] so storage space for email wouldn't be a
>problem.
>
>[1] Yes, I have an account, including root access[3], on
>www.gllug.org currently, as an artifact of sysadminning and
>webmastering it for a while[2].
>
>[2] I'd be willing to take this back over, being a little less
>pressed for time these days.  Anyone want to nominate me?[4]
>
>[3] Anyone mind if I upgrade it to Debian 2.2?
>
>[4] I'm not going to nominate myself.

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