Re: [cobalt-users] Qube2 Crashes without obvious cause

[Mike Vanecek <nospam99@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 22 Jan 2001 18:30:02 -0600, "Rodolfo J. Paiz \(E-mail\)"
<rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

:>> I have been complaining about the limited password support on 
:>> the Q2 for several months now. Even posted a couple of messages
:>> on this list with zero interest.
:>
:>Oh, I'm interested all right... I just don't have a clue what to
:>do about it! Unfortunately, the reason I bought Qube2's for those
:>users is also because I don't have the time to futz with these
:>systems as much as I do with my other servers, so I'm not making
:>much progress.
:>
:>So far, my memory has it that the Qube2 has two major problems:
:>
:>* Non-shadowed passwords
:>* Broken GUI for firewall administration
:>
:>Anyone know of anything else?

Frontpage extensions limited implementation.

Out of date kernel.

Partition organization - limited size of the root partition.

Backup and Restore limited.

It is just a non-mission critical toaster that is really not designed to do
much more than email, mailing lists, some web hosting, etc. 

I imagine most buyers turn it on, tinker with it a bit, probably do not
install updates of any type (including security ones), and have a fairly
straightforward use of the appliance.