Mail server - to keep our own mailing list. Nothing wrong with the one we have already, but "it.canterbury.ac.nz" is more to do with a polytech or university than a Linux Group.
DNS Server - to keep and maintain our own domain name for the above (and anything else we wanna throw in there... like a... IRCD - cause we have, in the past, gone banging on about #CLUG channels on this and that IRCD... when irc.our.own.dns.here can sit quietly in a corner and look after itself... PHP platform - for those forums or CLUG wiki (or personal web projects) we need our own apache server (and DNS thingy) for... HTTPD - Hey! It's there, we dont have one of our own, it's free... Why not... FTPD - See HTTPD and think File sharing... maybe parking that example.conf file for later retrieval (you all remember me harping on about THIS one, dont ya)... If you put your mind to it, there's gotta be 101 uses for server of our own. We have volunteer with Cable to run beasty... TWO offers for adequate machinery... HUNDREDS of CLUG users who are Itching to try their hand (supervised, of course) at making something go... Whats left? What else do we need? -- Andy George Webmaster, Canterbury Rover Car Club http://www.roverclubcanterbury.org.nz
