Re: Linux

I would like to recommend using Delphi instead of VB and use ZeosDBO
www.zeoslib.org

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Clark Naldoza y Lopez" <njclark(at)ntsp(dot)nec(dot)co(dot)jp>
To: "Kapil Tilwani" <karan_pg_2(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Linux

> >
> > Problem :
> > ========
> > Though I found extensive documentation on the Postgres web-site for
> > Postgres, where can I get a similarly extensive docket for Linux...
> > please... including how to make linux behave as a server for Windows
> > clients... remember, that though my targets may not mind taking Linux
> > for server, getting Linux on the desktop would be impossible for
> > them.
>
> Want a nice server install, why don't you give Trustix a try..;-)
> http://www.trustix.net.
>
> As for making Linux behave as a server for Windows... I'm not quite
> sure I understand your problem... If your talking about File and print
> server, then I believe you'll be wanting the SAMBA part of things...
>
> If your talking about a web server, perhaps APACHE would be more to your
> liking.
>
> If your talking about ftp, then perhap ProFTPD would fit your bill...
>
> E-mail, perhaps Postfix..;-)
>
> Database Server, PostgreSQL or whatever.
>
> Now if you're talking about trying to have your Windows Clients talk to
> your PostgreSQL server, and if your clients are programmed using Visual
> Basic and the like, then perhaps you may want to download the ODBC
> driver for PostgreSQL for Windows, and install it in the windows
> client... Setting the proper parameters for your ODBC source.
>
> http://techdocs.postgresql.org has some very nice documentation about
> these and other subjects related to PostgreSQL...;-)
>
> And for the ODBC thingy... why don't you try http://odbc.postgresql.org
> ..;-)
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> John Clark
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