[CS-FSLUG] BSD-questions

[Jukka Y]

Thanks Frank!

Thanks for your comments about software installation methods - these kind of 
comments I was hoping for (I only wish you be able to give also some comments 
about x-environment and -applications... ;-). You mentioned the need of 
emulation with some applications - do you have any idea why they need that? 
Are there some missing libraries or something (so it is not possible to 
compile them from source)?

Blessings,
Jukka

On Monday 21 June 2004 14:17, Frank Bax wrote:
> At 03:20 AM 6/21/04, Jukka Y wrote:
> >Since here seems to be some BSD-users in a list (Hi Ed! ;-) could you help
> > me with some questions (I have just made some room for OS-experiments in
> > my computer and I think some BSD could be a candidate this time ;-).
> > These are the questions that puzzles me:
> >1. What are my software choices for BSD's (eg. can I use for example any
> >linux-software on them)?
> >2. Are there any performance-hits or some other problems with
> > linux-software? 3. Which BSD would you suggest for a
> > multimedia-workstation use?
>
> OpenBSD has linux emulation - which (I think) is used to get OpenOffice
> running.  Out-of-the box, there is a basic X environment.  If you want
> Gnome or KDE or other stuff, you install those via "packages" which is
> roughly equivalent to rpm's, but already include patches/customisations for
> OpenBSD.  If what you want is not available as a binary "package", then you
> can try downloading "ports.tgz", this is a huge file used to install
> software titles from source.  Both packages and ports will auto-install
> dependencies if setup right.  If you want to install something not it
> either package and/or ports, then you are on your own.  The most common
> response to questions on the openbsd 'misc' mailing list is 'read the
> manual' - it's not very newbie tolerant.  I use OpenBSD for a server
> hosting several domains and hundreds of email accounts - I did not install
> X on it.
>
> OpenBSD 3.5 (May 1, 2004) expanded there own spamd (for fighting spam) with
> a new 'greylisting' feature.  The deamon (in partnership with 'pf'
> filter/firewall) will intercept all incoming port 25 traffic.  If the ip
> address of sending MTA has never sent an email message before, it will get
> a '450 - temporary failure' response.  When the sending MTA tries again,
> the message will be accepted, the ip address is remembered and future
> messages to do not go through tarpit.  The theory is that spammers will
> ignore temp errors and not try again.  IP addresses accepted via this
> method can also be dropped from the 'accepted' table due to inactivity
> (default 36 days for monthly announce-lists).  Blacklists and Whitelists
> are also supported and override this process.  I am in the middle of
> testing a new machine with this release.
>
> Frank
>
>
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