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  From: Andrew Halliday <handy@techie.com>
  To  : linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au
  Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 17:39:36 +0930

Who is feeling generous?

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Hi,
    Over the last 6 months ive been spending considerable time designing =
a system that I hope will be up by the 23rd of Jul.
It will be an internet based system for which i essentially need a 24/7 =
connection.

In the long term, the system is aimed at a corporate market, but in the =
first 6 months, it will be tested by university students as a part of =
their software engineering projects.  Since I am a university student =
myself, I dont have ready access to the resources required to put such a =
project online 24/7, I was wondering if anyone here could help.

I have already approached the university about this, but dont like my =
terms, which are required by the nature of the system:
- access to the filing system from a scripting language
- access to a proper ACID compliant database from a scripting language
- command line execution ability from a scripting language (i know this =
is a huuge security issue - one that the final stages of design may =
eliminate)
- access to email facilities (ie sendmail)
- ability to be accessed by all people on the internet (ie not for an =
internal network)
(basically, the system is highly integrated with these features)

It is this last point that made the university say 'no'.  They only want =
it to be visible to their internal network :(

I realise that these requirements are prettey hefty, and so have planned =
to supply my OWN box.  I would actually rather this,=20
so I can experiment (with the coding that is ... not your network!)!

So I was wondering if anyone could help me with this?  I can GARUNTEE:
- NO illegal / corporate materiel will be served / stored on the box AT =
ANY TIME
- There will be NO high bandwidth usage, bandwidth will consist of
    - web pages
    - telnet
    ONLY
- There will be NO attempts made to compromise the hosts security

In other words, we wont bite the hand that feeds!  Whatsmore, is there =
wont be a LOT of students using the system so you dont have to worry =
about a 20k page being accessed 20,000 times in a day! (in fact there =
will only be 10 users).

So can anyone help?  If you want money ... I might be able to scrabble =
something together, but Im prettey much aksing for free...foolish?  ill =
settle for optimistic at this point...

Thankyou for your time,
Andrew Halliday

PS The system may not even be developed on time, and may not be able to =
go live at all! But I have to plan ahead!


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>    Over the last 6 =
months ive been=20
spending considerable time designing a system that I hope will be up by =
the 23rd=20
of Jul.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It will be an internet based system for =
which i=20
essentially need a 24/7 connection.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In the long term, the system is aimed =
at a=20
corporate market, but in the first 6 months, it will be tested by =
university=20
students as a part of their software engineering projects.  Since I =
am a=20
university student myself, I dont have ready access to the resources =
required to=20
put such a project online 24/7, I was wondering if anyone here could=20
help.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have already approached the =
university about=20
this, but dont like my terms, which are required by the nature of the=20
system:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- access to the filing system from a =
scripting=20
language</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- access to a proper ACID compliant =
database from a=20
scripting language</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- command line execution ability from a =
scripting=20
language (i know this is a huuge security issue - one that the final =
stages of=20
design may eliminate)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- access to email facilities (ie=20
sendmail)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- ability to be accessed by all people =
on the=20
internet (ie not for an internal network)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(basically, the system is highly =
integrated with=20
these features)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It is this last point that made the =
university say=20
'no'.  They only want it to be visible to their internal network=20
:(</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I realise that these requirements are =
prettey=20
hefty, and so have planned to supply my OWN box.  I would actually =
rather=20
this, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>so I can experiment (with the coding =
that is ...=20
not your network!)!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So I was wondering if anyone could help =
me with=20
this?  I can GARUNTEE:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- NO illegal / corporate materiel will =
be served /=20
stored on the box AT ANY TIME</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- There will be NO high bandwidth =
usage, bandwidth=20
will consist of</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>    - web =
pages</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>    - =
telnet</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>    ONLY</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- There will be NO attempts made to =
compromise the=20
hosts security</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In other words, we wont bite the hand =
that=20
feeds!  Whatsmore, is there wont be a LOT of students using the =
system so=20
you dont have to worry about a 20k page being accessed 20,000 times in a =
day!=20
(in fact there will only be 10 users).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So can anyone help?  If you want =
money ... I=20
might be able to scrabble something together, but Im prettey much aksing =
for=20
free...foolish?  ill settle for optimistic at this =
point...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thankyou for your time,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Andrew Halliday</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PS The system may not even be developed =
on time,=20
and may not be able to go live at all! But I have to plan =
ahead!</FONT></DIV>
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