Subject: Re: Webservers on VAXen
To: Andy Sporner <asporner@eagle.ibc.edu>
From: David Brownlee <abs@NetBSD.ORG>
List: port-vax
Date: 02/09/1998 17:06:45
On Mon, 9 Feb 1998, Andy Sporner wrote:

> I am curious as to how many people are running webservers on
> NetBSD/Vax.  Before I go further, I apologize for
> what is going to seem like a commercial plug, I don't intent as a
> solicitation.  I have developed some software in
> the commerical sector (http://www.bscsoft.com)  that does load balancing
> of TCP/IP requests.   It exists for BSDI
> and could exist for Net/BSD if there is enough demand for it.
> 
> This kind of thing could breath new life into such machines as vaxen
> (especially the 3100 series) where instead of
> buying  higher end machine, a stack of vaxen could do the same.
> 
	This certainly sounds interesting... would you be making it
	available only for NetBSD/VAX or for other NetBSD platforms.

	You might want to email current-users@netbsd.org to gauge the
	level of interest...

		David/absolute

      ( Looks like one more recorded case of spontaneous frustration )