[ale] a little contract work

[Jim Lynch]

Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> All the more reason.  Should build up on a new box with contemporary 
> software, then work out a switchover.  There's trouble...and then 
> there's *asking* for trouble.
>
> On 1/29/10 9:14 AM, Geoffrey wrote:
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>> Jim Kinney wrote:
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>>> Fedora 1 should NOT be used
>>> Highly recommend instant upgrade to current CentOS with all compat libs
>>> for backward capability.
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>> Believe me, I've suggested that many a time, he doesn't want to spend
>> the downtime.  This thing is a webserver , vpn server and mail server,
>> running out of his home on AT&T dsl.
>>
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>>>> On Jan 29, 2010 8:19 AM, "Geoffrey"<lists at serioustechnology.com
>>>> <mailto:lists at serioustechnology.com>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'm looking for someone to assist me in setting up a mail service on an
>>>> existing Fedora I system.  You heard me right, Fedora I.  So, if you
>>>> have experience with such efforts, please contact me offline, this is a
>>>> paying gig.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Until later, Geoffrey
>>>>
>>>> "I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent
>>>> the government from wasting the labors of the people under
>>>> the pretense of taking care of them."
>>>> - Thomas Jefferson
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>         
I can't imagine anyone being able to economically devote the amount of 
time necessary to set up a mail server on a system this old would be 
cheaper than purchasing a new system and installing something current 
like (as suggested) Centos or Ubuntu.  A real magician would make it 
work the first time, but the rest of us would waste more time trying to  
figure out why the thing didn't work than installing a new system on new 
hardware. 

I don't even think an Indian consulting firm would agree to so something 
that foolish.  ;)

Jim.