30 Jul 15 12:30, you wrote to me:   
      
    ml>> my original frontdoor/fastecho/remoteaccess multinode   
    ml>> system is one of the jobs that my main server has...   
    ml>> along with apache, ftpserv, weasel for web, ftp and   
    ml>> email... there's also binkd, a jamnntpd server and at   
    ml>> least 10 AI controllers for my tradewars 2000 v3 gold   
    ml>> games ;)   
      
    JD> Quite impressive, I wish I had the will to put up and maintain such a   
    JD> system.   
      
   thank you... it has been in operation for at least two decades... it has also   
   has been transferred to newer hardware several times by simply moving the HDs   
   over... try doing that with winwhatever ;)   
      
    ml>> as for "useless" that depends on what one wants or   
    ml>> needs to do... as a multitasking OS it works very well   
    ml>> for native OS/2 apps and DOS apps... browsing the   
      
    JD> I always had. :)   
      
   :)   
      
    ml>> internet and stuff like that? i'd rather use another   
    ml>> system simply because of the possible dangers one might   
    ml>> run into... i'd rather reload a workstation than a   
    ml>> server, ya know? ;)   
      
    JD> Wise enought, yes. :)   
      
   most definitely! hell, i can reload and repopulate a linux server faster but   
   the OS/2 stuff is better in most cases... at least for the native and DOS   
   stuff... the ported stuff from linux is pretty good most of the time but   
   occasionally it has problems...   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
   ... Olympic spirit- "Fight as friends and not as foes."   
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