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[Colin McQueen <cmcqueen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In message <20020710164100.EJNR19225.mta07-svc.ntlworld.com@there>
          Ian Lynch <ian.lynch2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tuesday 09 July 2002 21:36, you wrote:
<snip>
> > What will be vital is the support.  We use navaho for web/email and
> > the support is second to none. 
> 
> Theoreticaly we are a reseller of the Navaho system, but in practice we can 
> implement far more comprehensive network management using vanilla Linux and 
> its less expensive to schools.

<snip>
Yes Vanill;a Linux is cheaper BUT the Navaho we use is not a Network
Management solution, we use NT for that.  Its a mail, web proxy and
caledaring system with comprehensive monitoring.  We don't use the the
local filing system side.

Vanilla Linux is never going to be as fast because of the single binary
that is Navaho.

An exciting new adjunct is a webfiler to re-export the users NT file
area through a web front end.

One of the problems I've found with Linux is the permissions.  You
**seem** to get far more control using NT permissions. But please tell
**me I'm wrong because I'd love to be able to argue losing NT for
filing.

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Colin McQueen : Using an Acorn StrongARM Risc PC
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BSc Zoology + Oceanography : PGCE : MSc in CBL/T