You get to play with very nice toys Tim. I promised my boss I would play nice with the Windows network guys. Until after probation...
Win2K has crashed on me every other day. I am not a patient man. But then, it was my fault. I was actually using the software and opening and closing files. I mean, what could I expect?! Silly me. I really hope B. Gates goes to hell and has one chance to get out, and that it depends on using his software... And just to make it interesting, it will partially third party software running on a forced upgrade on hardware designed for the last release of his bloatware... Save me a seat by the fire Billy boy, you'd be there forever! BSOD-- Demons poking Bill. Lockup -- Demons roasting Bill. Software not responding. Demons booking Bill into a HoJo new the French Quarter. Doug --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 05:13 PM 9/25/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >On 25 Sep 2002, Tim Fournet wrote: > > > > > I don't think this topic is totally irrelevant in terms of > Linux usage. > > > Given that the majority of Linux systems live on heterogeneous > networks, > > > and Linux can be utilized to protect against the Klez virus, > it's > > > important to be mindful of these issues. For example, by > implementing a > > > virus-scanning Linux SMTP server for inbound mail to your > network can > > > block this virus without ever having to touch a Windows > machine. In > > > fact, I'd suggest that a good topic for an advanced BRLUG > meeting would > > > be Linux Mail servers with virus scanning and removal. > > > >That sounds like a great topic! We are in the process of moving > email off > >of VMS to two Linux sendmail machines. One will be an SMTP > gateway that > >scans for viruses and spam (and other things) using MIMEDefang, > >SpamAssassin, F-prot, then hands it off to the second system. The > 2nd > > Cool. I'm working with a client now on a similar project. We > decided to go > with RAV. Did you check that one out? Sophos is another good one, > but a bit > pricey. > > >machine is just the message store that will hold users mailboxes > and will > >be the POP/IMAP server. They will be running Redhat Advanced > Server in a > >cluster configuration connected to a Magnitude SAN, so either box > can > > Do tell. Are you using LVS? I assume so since you are working with > Red Hat > AS. Nice software. > > >failover and take on the duties of the other. The last cool thing > is > >we have 16,000 users and not one of them will be in /etc/passwd. > All user > >info (passwd, shadow, group) will be stored in an ldap database > (Novell > >eDirectory on linux) using padl's nss_ldap library. We have a > prototype > >mostly working now, while we wait for the new hardware to arrive. > It is > >very cool stuff... > > Details, details.. > > Regards, Dustin > > > --- > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Puryear Information Technology > Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting > http://www.puryear-it.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://host19.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net ===== Warmest Regards, Doug Riddle http://www.dougriddle.com ## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington ## __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com
