> In a message dated 10/28/04 12:52:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>>Funny, I thought that's what Dummynet did. It seems that you wouldn't >>want to steer a user into a horribly overpriced closed-source >>rate-limiting solutuion when it's available for free in the OS. > >>BTW: Nice email addr. ;) > ---------------------------- > Ah, but its not really "available" for free, because the free ones don't > work > well, aren't supported and don't scale. Plus it seems that unless you > value your time at $2./hr its already cost you more than the $800. to try > to > use the "free" stuff. Are you planning on completely rewriting it yourself > using dummynet as the code base? What good is open source if > the entire code base is nowhere near as good as what you can buy? > You would really struggle with an inadequate open source solution > rather than pay for something that works?
> And I wouldn't talk about email addresses, mr "so liberal I can't function > normally in society". AOL buffers the 99% of mails I have no interest in > reading, I can just block the domains of lists I dont feel like dealing > with at any given time without having to unsubscribe and subscribe, > and it uses no disk space or bandwidth in the process. Its ideal (except > for the darned reader). > > > TM > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > I agree with some of that, but unless the person has the money to spend, then using dummnynet is acceptable. Not everyone can drop 10+ grand on a nokia firewall that has everything packaged into a nice gui. Regarding the email addr: If you look further, you'll the wink (I was ribbing you). Similar to another one of threads. Obviously, you can dish it out, but can't take it. I have seen your past replys; you offer nothing but abuse. Do you sit around and wait for a newbie to ask a question so you can make him/her feel stupid for asking it? Thx _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"