On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 01:41:29PM +0100, Dhruba Bandopadhyay wrote: > Web: > Options: apache,apache2,boa,etc
Apache. It is one of the fastest and best community supported servers out there... > Mail: > Options: courier-imap,cyrus,etc courier. VERY easy to use. Install it and never touch it again... > SMTP: > Options: sendmail,postfix,ssmtp,etc exim. It is not as popular as some of the other choices, but I have been using exim on all of my projects for years. From my own personal server stuff to production servers that handle a ton of mail. exim has been easy to setup and has more features then most people ever need. It also has a great community following with lots of people to help. > Database: > Options: postgresql,mysql,etc mysql. Most popular and easy to use. If you don't know how to use MySQL directly, install apache, php, and mysql. Then get phpMyadmin. http://www.phpmyadmin.net/ It will make your life easier. > IRCd: > Options: ? dancer-ircd. Again, this was a simple install and never touch again... > FtpD: > Options: Proftpd,ftpd,etc proftpd. Tons of options. Config file follows the same style as the Apache configs. > /usr/portage/ sharing: > Options: NFS,NIS,etc > > If you have additional comments on any of them such as why you would > choose courier-imap over cyrus or why postfix over sendmail that would > also be appreciated. As far as the "whys" go, it's mainly because these packages were what I started with, so I am more comfortable with them. If you have any specific questions on any of the above, let me know... -- :wq! Matthew Daubenspeck http://www.oddprocess.org
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