On 11/27/05, Sanjay Arora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now, some quick question...which BSD flavour to try first...thrust is on > easy to install & learn for a newbie.
You really should view the installation manuals for each of the three systems to get an idea as to what you should do. Only you can decide which one is easier for you. To learn working with *BSD, get into the habit of thoroughly (re-)reading the documentation available first. This includes the documentation on how to ask questions on mailing lists. For each of the BSD's (or any system, for that matter): know where to find the information you need. *Never* forget the built-in manual (man). Specific for FreeBSD, see their handbook. For OpenBSD, also see the FAQ and user guide to PF. NetBSD, too, has a good deal of documentation online. Get a feel for what & why: don't simply follow howto/cookbook examles before you know what they do or why you should do things. Don't expect a 'monkey see, monkey do' approach to work. > Second, which would be more suited to a production web/mail server with > djbdns, apache, php, perl & postgreSQL and qmail MTA (all with > respective web-GUI administration tools...if any) I'd recommend you list services you desire (DNS, HTTP, scripting, database, MTA) and your subsequent requirements. This will make it easier for you to check implementations to see that you actually get the services you originally had in mind. I can also heartily recommend keeping an eye on alternative implementations every now and then. Cheers, Rogier -- If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there.
