[cobalt-users] Results for Sun/Cobalt Seminar questions

["Todd Kirk" <tkirk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

	I was unsure if people who gave me questions to ask Sun/Cobalt last week
got this reponse directly or whether it was just me, a thanks to Fraser for
following up the questions and sending me the responses.

Todd,

Some answers for you from a techie, now don't get to excited, these were
good
questions and some need following up. I have edited some of the answers, and
there
is also a document attached to help with one of the questions. Each answer
begins
and ends with **

shimi [shimi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > "When will an update of Apache 1.3.20+PHP4.0.6+Latest Perl will be
> > released?"
> > - shimi

**So far no response from Cobalt on this one I asked about this as well
about
2 weeks ago and got have had no response, however I do have the rpms for
upgrading
to
Apache 1.3.17 and I will put these into a pkg and we're working on 1.3.20
etc**

> > David Lucas [david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > "Ask them for a how to on using a connected terminal instead of telnet?"
> > - David Lucas

**Not difficult really I'll see if I can knock this up over the next week**

> > John Lee [johnvero@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > "Could you ask Sun/Cobalt how I can implement SSL on my Qube3's  main
> > webserver?  So far the SSL is only available to the admin site.

**oh shit didn't we do that I hadn't noticed what prats, I'll look into it
( I left
this one as it was, as it seemed just perfect that way.**

> > I knew Unixpac, an Australian company, offers a product called "SSL
> > Module" for Qube2.  But it cannot be run on Qube3.  Could you also ask
> > Sun/Cobalt if they're aware of any such kind of 3rd party solution
> > running on Qube3?
> >
> > Unixpac's product info.:
> > http://www.linuxplaza.com.au/products.php?id=331 "
> > Warmest Regards
> > - John

**This was because at the time SSL had problems with export - this and
Brosfots solution were ways round that not needed now but we do need SSL
support, I will ask more questions on this**

> > Jim Scott [cobaltlist@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > "How about adding support for Service Packs when a user runs
> into a problem
> > directly related to installing an update.

**I thought this was handled already just call support if its a genuine
we've
screwed up patch problem then we'll fix it.  If not let me at them and I'll
give them an internal kicking for being jerks**

> > Perhaps this would encourage feedback so they can get reports
> of problems
> > quicker once one is released with bugs."
> > - Jim
> >

**Quite right**

> Any known billing software for the RAQ4R?

**the only billing software I know of are
http://www.solutionroad.com/webhost5.html and
http://www.acnshosting.com/index.php3?lang=en&page=10**

> Any support programs or third party company's with support programs for
> Interbase, as the Classic Server edition is no longer supported
> by Borland.

**Not known though we do now have a technote on using it - i've attached
it**

> If we plug an NT server into the secondary network port on the RAQ, can
> we have it only visible by the RAQ, as we want it purely as a database
> server, and not to be seen by the rest of the net.

**Yep just give the secondary port a private ip address ie 10.0.0.1 or
192.168.0.1 and the NT server 10.0.0.2 or etc and that should work ( not
tested ) but these ip's aren't routable so the only way anyone could get to
the box would be via telnet**

> What about support on update and patches Sun/Cobalt make in PKG's, where
> do we go or who do we ring in such cases?

**Technical Support - if we screw up they should fix for free ( my view,
hopefully Suns if not CobaltWorld might just have to offer cheap incident
support!!**




regards,

Todd Kirk