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On 29 Jun 98, at 2:20, Mike Bilow <mikebw at bilow.bilow.uu.ids.net> wrote: > > Why people run GUIs on servers is a mystery. I like being able to > remotely administer systems with telnet (or, actually, ssh). I have keys > to the server room and can get in 24 hours, but it is also a 15-minute > drive away. There is nothing I can't do over the wire that I can't do > from the console, assuming the server at least boots. I think that GUIs are a good thing to have on servers. They can present information graphically, such as network state. But, having full command line control is just as important. The BLU server is a good example. JABR and I (to a lesser extent) do all of our administration remotely. GUIs also consume a significant amount of system resource. +----------------------------------------------+ Gerald Feldman <gaf at mediaone.net> Boston Computer Solutions and Consulting ICQ#156300
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