Having used both Debian and Fedora, I found Debian much easier to install and administer than Fedora. The majority of the problems I have seen posted in regards to Debian have been mostly related to Debian using exim as the default MTA instead of Sendmail or Postfix. The most important consideration for me has been the upgrade path; with Debian 3.1 (Sarge), the ability to split all custom overrides from the default templates has protected my systems during upgrades. However my Fedora systems have either lost the configurations, or the upgrade has been problematic if I do not install the new default configuration templates. I have no mail server experience with SuSE. Good luck on your choice.
Tim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Giuliano Gavazzi Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 8:23 PM To: Mailinglist EXIM Subject: [exim] which linux for exim I am going run a server on a virtual hosting facility and am forced to use some flavour of Linux. The options are: - Linux Fedora - Debian 3.1 - SuSE Linux 9.2 which one in your opinion is easier to configure the usual (for me) way as I am used to install packages with configure (if required, not the case of exim) and then make, etc. I must say that I am not impressed by the number of problems raised on this list in the past by Debian users, but does that just mean that Debian is popular or that they used outdated packages...? My personal preference would have been FreeBSD as I have some experience with it (and indirectly as a MacOSX administrator). If anyone has knowledge of a virtual hosting facility in Italy supporting it please email me off list. Thanks Giuliano -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/ -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
