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|    Kurt Weiske to August Abolins    |
|    Re: Windows 11    |
|    08 Sep 21 06:46:00    |
      TZUTC: -0700       MSGID: 2149.windows@1:218/700 259e0692       REPLY: 1:396/45.29@fidonet f43f227b       PID: Synchronet 3.19a-Win32 master/b81540481 May 18 2021 MSC 1928       TID: SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 master/b81540481 May 18 2021 MSC 1928       BBSID: REALITY       CHRS: ASCII 1       -=> August Abolins wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-               AA>> And.. if you're just running a bbs and old DOS apps, why        AA>> would "supported through 2025" even matter? Lack of        AA>> win10 support shouldn't affect your bbs, right?               KW> More concerned about security patches for the OS than        KW> compatibility with my apps and the OS - as long as it runs        KW> the BBS.               AA> I suppose if you're also using the Win10 machine for the BBS as        AA> well as for internet-things then the security patches migh        AA> matter.              My BBS is connected to the internet but all open ports run through the        Synchronet app. As long as it's safe, I should be safe.               KW> I have a Proxmox server with support for LXC and Linux        KW> VMs, a VM running Kubernetes, a Raspberry Pi and a VPS. I        KW> should be able to find a non-windows host somewhere in        KW> that mix when I choose to move. :)               AA> Kubernetes intrigues me. I'd love to see how it's actually        AA> used. Just reading about it gives me a headache. I don't        AA> understand how it works or why it is needed.              It's a way to run a virtual app instead of having to run a whole virtual OS        to run an app.                     ... Abandon desire       --- MultiMail/DOS v0.52        * Origin: http://realitycheckbbs.org | tomorrow's retro tech (1:218/700)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 10/0 1 14/0 30/0 90/1 102/401 103/1 705 105/81 120/340       SEEN-BY: 123/131 129/305 154/10 218/0 1 109 410 530 700 720 802 810       SEEN-BY: 218/840 850 860 870 880 221/1 6 226/30 227/114 702 229/424       SEEN-BY: 229/426 428 452 550 664 700 1017 240/1120 5832 249/206 317       SEEN-BY: 249/400 261/38 280/464 282/464 1038 292/854 301/0 1 101 113       SEEN-BY: 317/3 322/757 342/200 633/280 920/1 5058/104       PATH: 218/700 301/1 229/426           |
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