peters@cc.msstate.edu (Frank W. Peters) (04/06/89)
Hello,
We are an internet only site (that is, not connected to the uucp
network). We have recently become interested in obtaining a USENET
feed. I understand that it is possible to do so over tcp/ip links.
I have the following three questions:
(1) How much resources in terms of disk space and/or cpu should we expect to
allocate for a full USENET feed? Would it noticably degrade the
performance of a Sun 4/260? Would it require 100 meg of disk space?
10 meg? A gigabyte?
(2) Where do I obtain the necessary programs? I am assuming that they are
public domain?
(3) Where do I start in arranging the administrative details (such as
getting someone to agree to send us the stuff)? We are connected
through SURAnet (part of NSFnet) if that makes a difference.
Please reply to me directly if you have answers to any of the above
questions.
Thank You
Frank Peters
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