Subj : Re: 2017/2018 PC to modernize it.
To   : Gamgee
From : Atreyu
Date : Wed Nov 02 2022 15:12:21

On 02 Nov 22  13:52:00, Gamgee said the following to Atreyu:

G> Yes, I have heard that Office-related stuff comes pretty close to 
G> locking in to Windows.  The opensource/Linux alternatives can have 
G> problems with complicated documents.

Its amusing to me that MS-Office seems to run better on Mac than Windows.

G> Excellent.  Makes good sense to me.  I'm sure the hand-wringers let you 
G> know how much of a "security risk" it is to run an XP box...  LOL

Only the professor made a stink about it... nobody cares otherwise.

Theres close to a hundred downlinks here in total with the vast majority being
Mystic and Synchronet, mostly all Linux or Pi systems. I used to have an Amiga
link and not too long ago I had a downlink who connected via. dialup modem, he
was the head of some local disability-support group here in Toronto and they
had some kind of Wildcat/Viamail setup shared by attendees.

BinkD is the busiest process here by far and constantly serving connections.
Tossing mail and BBS callers aren't even a blip on resources here.

Its interesting sometimes just to sit back and watch it toss mail to 
everyone... a DOS setup churning packets for a crowd of mostly Linux boards.

I get the odd incoming slam from telnet script kiddies but nothing serious. 
Probably could move away from port 23 but then it just "aint telnet" in my 
opinion. Always hated having to know a custom port to call someone's board.

Atreyu

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