> -----Original Message----- > From: Guillermo Garron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 5:15 PM > To: Debian-Users List > Subject: Debian instalation > > Hi, > > I have found some valuable info over the internet, and got some of it > to build my own server. > > I put all that info in this page, hope could be useful to somebody. > > http://www.go2linux.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=9 > > best regards, > > -- > Guillermo Garron > "Linux IS user friendly... It's just selective about who its > friends are." > (Using FC6, CentOS4.4 and Ubuntu 6.06) > http://feeds.feedburner.com/go2linux > http://www.go2linux.org
My comments: - During installation, it asks you for a single word hostname, and you put a FQDN. - You chose manual partitioning, but the partition scheme you created could have been done through guided partitioning. - You go through a lot of trouble to run Bind in a chroot jail. However, you don't explain why you do it, and you don't explain the steps you're taking. Since this is supposed to be a beginner's howto, beginners won't learn anything if you don't explain. Personally, I'd get rid of Bind and run a leaner, more secure DNS server, like PowerDNS. - Since you're installing dovecot, there's no need to install saslauthd. Dovecot has its own SASL authentication daemon. - Since you're creating SSL certs, you shouldn't allow plaintext auth. You should require TLS/SSL for plaintext auth. - Under Spamassassin configuration, you created a user called spamfilter, But in the postfix configuration, you're starting the spamchk script as user filter. Most like a typo. Also, overall, there's very little in the way of helpful explanation for someone new to Debian, which the document is supposed to be addressing. -- Kevin