Subject: Re: Just how many of the group are actively running NetBSD on their
To: None <port-vax@netbsd.org>
From: j wehrli <j@wehrli.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 10/23/2002 18:00:38
I am a vax nut after a friend (few years ago) bought a whole pallet of 
vax and decstations at a local auction for $1.

I try to downsize all my net apps to the lowest possible/best hardware 
os requirement (and to have an excuse to run a vax).
I have a small home network for my wife and some friends web sites and 
email accounts.

I run a Vaxen for several production services in my home network.
7 total in use
7 more as cold backups


1 vaxstation 3100/m48 - public dns
1 vaxstation 3100/m48 - internal vax software build box
1 vaxstation 3100/m76 - public ssh
1 vaxstation 3100/m76 - public sendmail,imap

1 vaxstation 4000/90 - internal dns
1 vaxstation 4000/90 - internal postgresql
1 vaxstation 4000/90 - security - intrusion detection and tripwire

I also have cold spares for the 4 vaxstation 3100's with identical 
configurations to the production ones
I have a three more 3100/m48 that are currently sleeping as well. I do 
keep a clean and current NetBSD release on them though.

The Vax bring me back to my geeky computer science college days at 
Boston U from '87-'91. I have been a UNIX hack since then although I am 
forced to deal with Intel and Windows/Linux for our clients.

Cheers
Joe Wehrli