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From: kuo@skatter.UUCP (Dr. Peter Kuo)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Dual processor Vaxen
Message-ID: <352@skatter.UUCP>
Date: 31 Jan 88 20:43:40 GMT
References: <8801240616.AA14115@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Organization: Accelerator Lab, Saskatoon, Sask.
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In article <8801240616.AA14115@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, RAND@merrimack.EDU ("Rand P. Hall") writes:
> Multiprocessor Vaxen users:
> 
> We are contemplating adding a VAX to our soon-to-be-but-not-
> yet-clustered 785. This Vax would be used primarily for two functions:
> Library cataloging, circulation, searching, etc... and for the
> administrative (ie, financial, admissions, and that garbage) database.
> 
> [ ... deleted ...]

Sorry this is not an answer to your question, but: why does one want to allow
an admin machine to be accessible by the 'general public' (ie if also used for
library searching etc)?? Aren't you asking for trouble (8-) ??

Peter/
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