Thanks for the info, Tim.
This question has been at the back of my mind for some time. Oh and thanks for
asking it, Lyn!
Ben Kennish
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Sellar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 4:19 PM
Subject: RE: Freevsd Questions
You do not need to have freeVSD modules for every service you choose to run.
freeVSD modules make it possible to simplify the configuration of a service
(such as sendmail) into clear, indiviual steps but also provide security
(through using SSL authentication/encryption) and reliability (through
syntax/sanity checking of user input). Because no module exists for Postfix
it is not possible to manipulate postfix via the freeVSD protocol. The
alternative is to manipulate Postfix configuration directly via its own
configuration files, or using some other interface (ie. a web interface to
manipulate the mySQL-based configuration perhaps?). In the former case there
is nothing to stop a stray typing error breaking mail delivery for the whole
virtual server. A freeVSD module would be expected to prevent that kind of
invalid configuration being entered in the first place, which can save an
ISP an awful lot of support queries....
Tim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lyn St George
> Sent: 31 July 2001 14:00
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Freevsd Questions
>
>
> On Tue, 31 Jul 2001 10:42:31 +0100, Tim Sellar wrote:
>
> >Freevsd QuestionsFirstly, I wouldn't advise using RH 7.1 at this
> >time.Unfortunately we have continued to encounter problems with
> it and must
> >continue to consider it 'beta'. We are, however, working
> extremely hard to
> >resolve the issues which are outstanding. RH6.2 therefore has to be the
> >recommended platform for the time being...
>
>
> Would one of these problems be memory leakage? I have a skel
> built from RH7.1, running on a RH7.1 host, and a problem with
> memory leakage.
>
>
> >In answer to your other questions:
> >
> >1. freeVSD does not currently support postfix. This would require a new
> >module to be written (mod_postfix?) which is probably only a
> weeks work for
> >someone familiar with the freeVSD code base. Deciding how to support
> >MySQL-based configuration as well as flat-file format would require some
> >thought as the module should be as generic as possible.
>
>
> Could you please explain the reasons why some apps would need a module
> whilst others would not. Eg, looking through the list of mod_*'s
> specifically for
> those applying to daemons, I see apache, sendmail, bind. But OTOH there
> aren't any for Mysql or Postgresql.
>
> In particular, if I want to run some other daemon such as
> Postfix, DB2, Interchange,
> would a new module be needed. If FreeVSD runs one of these
> without a module,
> what would be the symptons that pointed to a module being needed?
>
> Cheers
> Lyn St George
>
>
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