Re: RH questions

[Gary <gary-list-silug@mygirlfriday.info>]

On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 04:37:26PM +0000 or thereabouts, mike808@users.sourceforge.net wrote:
> > I wonder how it will do as a web / mail / DNS servers?
> 
> Probably not as good as SuSE or MDK or RH or Libranet. It's really a desktop
> system, first and foremost. None of those features (web/mail/dns) benefit 
> from any of the "goodies" Xandros puts in their distro. For example, the
> user isn't presented with anything to manage (or know they exist) any of
> those services. But don't fault them for not straying from their goals and
> "scope of work" - that's _your_ desires you're talking about, and they're
> quite obviously different than Xandros' target market. That said, there's
> no reason you have to use only *one* distro for all of your computers.

Yes, one cannot fault them for their marketing approach. It sounds like a
very good "family" distro, as you have it..
 
> I use RH, Xandros, and SuSE pretty regularly. I used to use Mandrake a lot,
> but not so much any more.

RH, SuSE, (now SUSE), and FreeBSD here. 

> > Yah, that is cool too,  I use webwasher, which takes care of that and a
> > lot more, like web dots, etc.
> 
> Webwasher works on Linux? I use Guidescope for Win systems, but their Linux
> version is a bit difficult to use in a multi-user setting, like a Linux system.
> It's basically a filtering proxy server - a lightweight squid, if you will.

Yes, Webwasher has a linux version, and yes exactly it is a filtering proxy
server.. 

> What adblock gives Mozilla is wildcard match image blocking. The regular image
> management in preferences only lets you block *exact* specific image URLs
> *or* an entire domain/host. Sometimes, the latter is too broad a block.
> And blocking each specific URL (particularly with dynamically generated URLs) is
> extremely cumbersome and unproductive - especially for one-time ads.

I believe WW does the same, either by size of popup, or domains, maybe IP
addresses, etc.. 

> Being able to view a page's images and block them by checkboxes a la GuideScope
> would be a major plus for adblock or other moz add-on.

Agreed.. 
-- 
Gary
My husband bought me a mood ring the other day. When I'm in a good mood,
it turns green. When I'm in a bad mood, it leaves a red mark on his
forehead. 

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