Top Gun, what's holding you back from learning Linux? I've got some extra HDDs, how bout I ship you one (they're old, but I think they work) so you can setup a second HDD and dual-boot with Linux? That's how I started, and after I noticed the insane improvements I never went back..

gained over 200 fps by switching to Descent in Linux.. never looked back at Windows since..

Bro, I want to thank you tremendously! I haven't tried it out yet, but it's so refreshing to know that there is someone that still wants to develop in the community, and develop for Linux users... what a concept..

Cheers, mate!

rant { you guys really should calm down.. yes, DESCENT is dead, but I sure hope the idea of a 360-degree game is not. Who cares what you call it, if it's a renamed sequel, or if it's something brand new.. there needs to be a true 360 degree game of today.. not something over 6 years old.. said that ...

procmail isn't exactly the best thing to filter spam with.. I use it as a message filter for custom folders, but not as a spam filter... Spam Assassin works like a champ, you just gotta know how to configure it.. Btw, your ISP filtering SPAM... what do you think they're using? I think it's a VERY go...

sup Trichord! Freesco ownz... actually you telling Vertigo about it and then him telling me about it started my addiction to Linux.. I was amazed at the unbelievable increase in network performance when going from a Win2k router to a Freesco router.. the security improvements are more than I can typ...

good info indeed! I will check this out once I get some time... would you perhaps have a Linux version?? http://www.descentbb.net/ubb/smile.gif Anyway, I finally got on some TCP/IP games last night and then onto PXO once it came back up... My pings were 400ms most of the time, dropping to 100-150 an...

ha! I was thinking the same thing, lol! Anyway, I've noticed in the past 6 mos. my RR cable performance (in gaming) has degraded. The download rates are still top-notch, but gaming loss will spike well above 30%. Pings will go from 60ms to 600ms regularly. I shortened the coax cable to the cable mod...