Ok,
I may be opening a can of worms, but here goes. What distro do people recommend?
Here are the requirements: Easy updating for security and other fixes. Stable!!! Good support for software. 2.4 kernel trivial to maintain
Now here is what's going to be on it: qmail SpamAssassin Some A/V PHProjekt Samba MyDMS MySQL Arkia (sp?) Webmin iptables freeswan (sp?) apache php imp DNS (cr.yp.to or latest bind)
I think either one would do the job fine. I'm personally more familiar with Red Hat and I use it on my workstations, but apt-get is very nice for installing and keeping server stuff up to date. Debian also has a reputation for being extremely stable, although I've never had serious problems with either one. You may also have an easier time finding "offical" packages for some of your software. I would stay away from the more minor distros for a server, though.
Of course, if you want to buy a support contract Red Hat is the way to go.
Heath
-- Heath Holcomb bluetea at nc.rr.com
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