Re: [Nolug] polite rant (was: Webhosting suggestions?)

While I agree with everything you said (Joey), I can also empathize with
not having time to work on X because of school. When I started playing
around with Linux (in 2000) I got a DSL line and setup a mail/web
server. I learned a lot about networking, firewalls and all that

Now that I'm in school fulltime (engineering, not CS) I just don't have
time to play with Linux, to the point of not even installing it on my
laptop. I could get a base install working no problem but getting all
the toys (DVDR, wifi, IR, yadda yadda) in working order would take more
time than I've got.

Since then the advent of spam filtering has come about, and I'm
completely clueless about it. If you don't have time to keep up with
what's new with computers, you go backwards in terms of knowledge.
Unfortunate but true, which is one reason I decided to not go full on
into IT.

And as for the politics of port blocking, I prefer to vote with my $$
and not get service from Those Who Block.

--
Alex McKenzie   alex*boxchain*com   http://www.boxchain.com
"We're making the right decisions to bring the solution to an end." - 
George W. Bush
Joey Kelly wrote:
> Guys,
> 
> Maybe it's just me, but when I got into this thing back early 2000, the thing 
> to do if you were a self-respecting Linux geek was to set up your own 
> web/mail/DNS/whatever server if you were rich enough to get a DSL line. I 
> understand that several providers have taken it upon themselves to block 
> outbound web and mail, but still, I see a lack of enthusiasm on this list and 
> the nolug list about such things.
> 
> Maybe everyone's just into using Linux as a desktop OS these days, and that's 
> fine, but if any of you are thinking of doing any kind of administration or 
> support for a living, I strongly suggest that you leverage the fact that you 
> have at your disposal the best networking OS available, for free. You might 
> not have access to Cisco gear --- I still don't, but that hasn't stopped me 
> from learning at least something about practically every aspect of networking 
> and computers. As a result of my inquisitiveness and tinkering, I quite often 
> end up instructing Cisco- and other-certified techs a thing or two now and 
> then. I don't claim to be much of an expert, you understand, but I've played 
> with this stuff on a non-click-and-drool OS for so long, I've gotten to know 
> my way around the networking model.
> 
> ^C
> 
> On Monday May 2 2005 20:41, michael dolan spake:
> 
>>It's actually been a few years since I've done it.  I think it might be
>>time to do it again.  I just played around with it anyway, and when the
>>Mb died in that computer I stopped..  I knew cox upped both down and
>>upload speed, but I had a brain freeze.  Sorry, I had an exam today.
>>Michael
>>
>>Joey Kelly wrote:
>>
>>>On Monday May 2 2005 17:24, michael dolan spake:
>>>
>>>>You can easily get around your ISP blocking port 80, but the upload
>>>>speeds will kill you on a cable connection.
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