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Mike wrote: > On 2000年2月18日, Adam Turoff wrote: > [...] > > Just a point: contrary to popular belief/rumor, it is possible to > administer NT remotely. Yes, but only from a Win* box. If I'm in Adelade and a Linux server gets funky, I can get it back up with a friend's iMac (hell, a MacPlus!, or even a pocket DOS computer!) and a net connection. If an NT server gets funky, I can get it back up whilst I'm in Adelade, but I'll need an NT laptop (or at least a Win* laptop of sufficiently recent vintage). Possibly configured properly to (1) dial up to the internet and (2) behave well on my remote network. > Also, don't downplay the benefit and importance of a GUI. GUI's were > created for a reason. And don't downplay the benefit and importance of config files. GUIs can royally screw things up like few config languages can. :-) GUIs are like any other technology -- they can be used well or misused poorly. I respect what Microsoft has done to simplify video configuration. I've also lived the maze of tabs, buttons and dialogs required to do something as simple as edit /etc/resolv.conf. > [...] It all depends and what your needs are, and not > everyone's needs for their OS is the same. Well put. If I say anything more, It'll be a senseless waste of lighter fluid. :-) Z. ______________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://plug.nothinbut.net Announcements - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug