I have been given the job of connecting a Novell LAN to the Internet and intend using a Linux box. The question is whether I use Slackware or Debian?
My Unix skills are very basic so I either use Slackware and copy the config files from another box to which I have access, or I use something that will virually configure itself. Will Debian set it up for the intended role? I plan on running Mercury on the servers to give users transparent access to mail, so I want the smarthost to deliver mail to Mercury via MX records and to process outbound mail via smtp. Another problem is that I have no idea of run levels or how the thing initialises itself, so I will need help in getting it to dial on boot and redial when necessary. Better still, point me to some info on booting and editing rc.* I run Debian at home but mail is broken since I installed mh, so I lack a certain amount of confidence here! Any help much appreciated. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Lindsay J Allen, CNE. Perth College: +061 9 272 1222 Email: Lindsay Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Home: +061 9 316 2486 VK6LJ Looking for part time or contract work in Novell/tcpip -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
