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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!info.ucla.edu!news.bc.net!felix.junction.net!okjunc.junction.net!michael From: michael@okjunc.junction.net (Michael Dillon) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: What OS for an ISP to use? Date: 25 Nov 1995 12:56:37 GMT Organization: Okanagan Internet Junction, Vernon B.C., Canada Lines: 21 Message-ID: <4973q5$i8v@felix.junction.net> References: <1995Nov15.130421.1503@hobbes.kzoo.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: okjunc.junction.net In article <1995Nov15.130421.1503@hobbes.kzoo.edu>, Kirby Baker <k060639@hobbes.kzoo.edu> wrote: >I am looking at starting a ISP (internet service provider) in my area. >If anyone could point me to some documentation that would discuss the >security of freebsd (and linux for that matter) i would greatly >appreciate it. I know that cdrom.com uses freebsd, but i dont want to >have to tweak the OS very much, i want to install it and go! Take my advice Kirby and do *NOT* start an ISP. Doesn't matter whether you choose Linux or FreeBSD, if you start an ISP you will spend the next year tweaking the OS for 16 - 20 hours each day. My advice is to get both. FreeBSD is better for some things, Linux for others. -- Michael Dillon Voice: +1-604-546-8022 Memra Software Inc. Fax: +1-604-542-4130 http://www.memra.com E-mail: michael@memra.com