> > http://www.linuxnewbies.org > > http://www.yolinux.com > > http://www.linux.com > > http://www.qmail.org (sendmail is ok.. if you like being chined to > security > > updates) > > http://www.sendmail.org/
Jesse, http://sunsite.dk/linux-newbie/index.htm got a good guide too. You mentioned new ApacheColdFusionModule on the way at Devcon, any news of this, what differences will it make? Colm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colm Brazel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 9:41 AM Subject: Re: Email-Only Flavor > > Colm > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jesse Noller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Linux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 4:41 PM > Subject: RE: Email-Only Flavor > > > > > > There is not a distro "trimmed down" to just a mail server. The closest > I've > > gotten (Ignoring Debian and Slackware due to lack of end user helpfulness) > > is the redhat selection of "Email server" during install. (The screen that > > says "web server, desktop or chimanzee, etc"). None of the distros install > > qmail by defualt, so your best bet is to go with a box that has a newer > > kernel, relatively secure out of the box (Both redhat and SuSE do this > > pretty well, but redhat 7.2's firewall rules are especially nice) and just > > clean off the extra trimming after selecting "email server" during install > > (uninstall sendmail =]) and then you being the treck for Qmail, which is > not > > fun, or easy. > > > > Sendmail is easy, but has a pretty bad rap on the security front. (I use > > sendmail and qmail side by side, sendmail for internal routing, qmail for > > everything else) > > > > ======================== > > Jesse Noller > > Linux Fiend > > Macromedia Server Development > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [root@spidermonkey]$ chown -R us:us *yourbase > > > > find / -name '*yourbase*' | xargs chown us:us > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Justin Hansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 11:33 AM > > > To: CF-Linux > > > Subject: Email-Only Flavor > > > > > > > > > What flavor of Linux is the best for email only? > > > > > > We currently have Win2K CF/SQL Servers. I have an extra box > > > to play with and > > > I want to turn into a Linux/Email Server. Start testing the waters. > > > > > > Is there a dist. that is striped down to nothing but an Email > > > Server? We > > > have some cobalt boxes, but I want to build one myself. I'm a > > > Linux newbie. > > > This will be my first shot. If I can get that up I will go for a > > > CF/Postgress server next. > > > > > > Where should I go to start my research? > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-linux%40houseoffusion.com/ To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_linux or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
