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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news-in2.uu.net!news2.new-york.net!main.put.com!not-for-mail From: le@put.com (Louis Epstein) Subject: Re: FreeBSD as news-server?? X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] X-Nntp-Posting-User: le Lines: 33 Organization: Putnam Internet Services Message-ID: <Dz7269.8Eo@news2.new-york.net> References: <537ddl$3cc@amd40.wecs.org> <53brfc$sbe@twwells.com> <53ffcu$ktm@itchy.serv.net> <Dz375G.76v@news2.new-york.net> <53ott7$579@adv.IAEhv.nl> X-Trace: 845176253/9067 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: main.put.com Date: Sun, 13 Oct 1996 03:10:57 GMT Arjan de Vet (devet@adv.IAEhv.nl) wrote: : In article <Dz375G.76v@news2.new-york.net>, Louis Epstein <le@put.com> wrote: : : >Hmmm...right now my news server(a 486DX4-120 with 48MB RAM) : >has a 1GB disk with the OS,history,and local hierarchies : >a 4GB disk with alt.binaries.* : >a 4GB disk with alt.(not binaries) : >a 4GB disk with (not alt).* : > : >...it runs C News,not INN,on the advice of my net-end provider. : >I'm running FreeBSD 2.1R. : > : >It has problems keeping up. : > : >What would seem most likely to increase performance? : > : >Faster CPU?(would require new motherboard and SCSI controller) : >More RAM? : : Yes. : : >More disks? : : Yes. Would have to figure out how to divide news further...what would do best given another spindle and controller card? : >Upgrade to 2.1.5? : : Shouldn't make too much difference. However an upgrade to INN would... As noted,my provider says they've seen better results with C News.