[Gllug] anyone know a source for 3.5" DSDD floppy disks?

Henrik Morsing henrik at morsing.cc
Sat Mar 20 21:18:15 UTC 2004


> Modern removable storage (eg. USB, CD, Zip (*less* obsolete at least :))

Not supported on Unix servers.

> printer

Nice but rarely available (?)

> ssh/xterm cut&paste

Not is they're *really* secure. Trust me, I work with servers like this.

> gpg encrypt -> email -> gpg unencrypt

Email is rarely installed (for security reasons among others) and email
traffic will normally be blocked by a number of firewalls.

> Floppies are merely, as you say, handy. But telnetd is handy.

Floppies are neccessary on lots of installations.

]...snip...] console installation

> Debian does.

Not when I was trying. I had to hack a boot floppy.

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