The following reply was made to PR general/2549; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Marc Slemko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Bill Timmins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: general/2549: A particular gif often refuses to load Date: Sat, 4 Jul 1998 11:33:23 -0700 (PDT) On Sun, 5 Jul 1998, Bill Timmins wrote: > At 02:23 AM 7/5/98 , you wrote: > >> Since installing Apache 1.3.0 on my solaris 2.4 server, I have been > >> getting complaints of slow downloading on my main page - it's a very > >> straightforward compilation, no third party addins etc. > > > >Solaris 2.4 is ancient and, as shipped originally, has many problems with > >the TCP stack. Do you have Sun's latest 2.4 patch cluster installed? > > No, I manage the thing remotely and seldom get a chance to get near it, > also having installed newer versions of sendmail/bind I am a bit worried > about them getting overwritten. > > However, if you think that is likely to solve the problem, I'll try to get > it done in the next week or three Yes, if you haven't ever installed any patches or haven't updated them for a while, this could well be the problem, plus it is probably causing other problems and slowdowns you don't even know about.
