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From: andrew@jhereg.osa.com (Andrew C. Esh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell,comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Netware 386 NFS capabilities
Message-ID: <1991May10.142129.18462@jhereg.osa.com>
Date: 10 May 91 14:21:29 GMT
References: <1991May7.170934.18198@amd.com> <42116@cup.portal.com> <1991May8.184807.29998@dsuvax.uucp>
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In article <1991May8.184807.29998@dsuvax.uucp> ghelmer@dsuvax.uucp (Guy Helmer) writes:
>In <42116@cup.portal.com> Will@cup.portal.com (Will E Estes) writes:
>
>>I'd say a UNIX bigot is someone who would rather spend $80,000 or more
>>for a Sun server that is out-performed by a less-than-$10,000 '486
>>machine running NW/386 and NFS.
>
>
>You've got to match the server with the needs, and if you're a bigot
>for either solution, you're probably doing your users a disservice.
>
>>Will Estes        Internet: Will@cup.portal.com
>>                  UUCP: apple!cup.portal.com!Will
>-- 
>Guy Helmer, Dakota State University Computing Services
>helmer@sdnet.bitnet, dsuvax!ghelmer@wunoc.wustl.edu, wupost!dsuvax!ghelmer
>"I'm a cowboy, on a keyboard I ride..."
>                                        -- with apologies to Bon Jovi

YES! I agree. Bashing any machine because of what it does to the network is
merely pointing out the inadequacy of your network. A well built network
should be able to handle the connection of any sort of node. Remember, we
are talking about lans in this newsgroup. Let's find ways to make them
work.

Back in the original message there was a comment about the Unix bigots who
won't let IPX run on the backbone. The idea of networking is to try to get
different machines connected to one another. My question is: Why are these
people in charge of the net? They obviously do not have the right attitude.

Networking is different than computer use. The phone company doesn't let
the end users tell them how to run their central switching offices. As
networkers we should be trying to define more clearly what we do so it can
be seen as a seperate job from System Administration, a job which requires
a different mental attitude and a different set of skills.

-- 
Andrew C. Esh			andrew@osa.com
Open Systems Architects, Inc.
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