Hi! Björn,   
      
   On 08/26/2015 06:39 AM, you wrote:   
      
    BF>     But you still insist on running VMware and Win 95/98 or something?   
      
    BF>     I abandoned VMWare years ago and am now using Oracle Virtual Box. I   
    BF> really can recommend it.   
      
    BF> --- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox   
      
   I discarded VMware back in 2008; it was just a toy.  I started running Sun   
   VirtualBox (vBox) in April 2009, ironically installing one of the WinXP   
   install sets I had at that time.  There are currently five vBox PCs running   
   24/7/365, providing discrete LAN functions (not counting XP, BTW, which is   
   used very sparingly).  So, I know something about vBox.   
      
   I converted my Win98SE hardware PC (with the Fidonet config) to a vBox in   
   February 2011, and it has been running far better, more stably, and *faster*   
   than in hardware.  Fido really dates back to 1994, so I have a considerable   
   investment in DOS stuff that will not run in later Windows incarnations,   
   sporting so-called advanced revisions of their DOS... if they have such a   
   capability IAC.   
      
   Now, should I discard Win98SE and switch to a Linux node... now?  No, I think   
   it's too soon.  I have to catch up with some software that needs to replace   
   other behind-the-scenes operations.  Besides, I am hesitant to commit my NNTP   
   users to a switch of server account changes that I know was a major PITA for   
   many users recently, when I threw away the Dyndns.org domain.   
      
   I apologise profusely for any interruptions in service but I do my best to   
   catch problems as soon as I'm able to, and will continue to do so. Unless   
   there might be other problems, or that I might not be feeling well, Fido,   
   JamNNTPd specifically, is the very first thing I check each morning.  Please,   
   bear with this cranky old bastard for a bit longer...   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
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    * Origin: Paul's other Linux vBox - Maryborough, Qld, OZ (3:640/1384)