From owner-freebsd-newbies Mon Jan 1 9:22:52 2001 From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 1 09:22:47 2001 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from whiterose.net (whiterose.net [199.245.105.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41DCB37B400 for ; Mon, 1 Jan 2001 09:22:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from ccrider2k (adsl-141-151-201-154.cptl.adsl.bellatlantic.net [141.151.201.154]) by whiterose.net (8.10.1/8.10.1) with SMTP id f01HMob28139; Mon, 1 Jan 2001 12:22:51 -0500 From: "Robert Myers" To: "'Brandon L. Newport'" , Subject: RE: Need Assistance ASAP -- PLEASE Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 12:20:57 -0500 Message-ID: <001b01c07417$34c3a240$0201a8c0@ccrider2k> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001C_01C073ED.4BED9A40" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Importance: Normal In-reply-to: <015d01c07386$c106e3c0$1001220a@zeus> Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C073ED.4BED9A40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I know Linux pretty well. I work with Solaris and NT but I dont know FreeBSD. I am the the newbie stages of learning it. You should be OK then. There are similarities. :) Here is what he wants: (These are the things that have to up and running by next weekend or I will be force to use Linux or NT) file and print shares ( I dont know samba real good.....yet) Well, under Linux or FreeBSD, samba is your best option. There is a config tool that will help you out, SWAT, or you could use webmin. dialout internet connectivity so that when other machines want to go to internet it auto dials performs NAT and acts as the firewall (I know this is not real secure but it will be a temporary fix) There is a really handy tutorial on how to setup ppp to do all that you want at: http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/ppp/index.html somehow to fetch email from his ISP accounts for all employees and download it locally to the server IMAP so he can check mail for any machine This should be the same under Linux, a lot of people use Fetchmail, and IMAP is in the ports tree. Eventually he would like faxes and voice mail to come and go from this machine by using email (not quite sure what I am going to do about that one) You could use HylaFax, that has some nice functionality, there are other packages too. Good Luck. Robert Myers Systems Administrator White Rose Internet Service http://whiterose.net (717)439-1478 ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C073ED.4BED9A40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I know Linux pretty well.  I = work with=20 Solaris and NT but I dont know FreeBSD.  I am the the newbie = stages of=20 learning it.
 
 
    You should be OK = then.  There=20 are similarities. :)
 
 

Here is what he wants: (These are = the things=20 that have to up and running by next weekend or I will be force to use = Linux or=20 NT)
file and print shares ( I dont know samba real = good.....yet) 
 
   =20 Well, under Linux or FreeBSD, samba is your best option.  There = is a=20 config tool that will help you out, SWAT, or you could use=20 webmin.
 
dialout internet = connectivity so=20 that when other machines want to go to internet it auto dials performs = NAT and=20 acts as the firewall (I know this is not real secure but it will be a=20 temporary fix) 
 
    There is a really handy = tutorial=20 on how to setup ppp to do all that you want at: http://www.freeb= sd.org/tutorials/ppp/index.html
 
somehow to fetch email = from his ISP=20 accounts for all employees and download it locally to the = server
IMAP so he=20 can check mail for any machine 
 
    This should be the same = under=20 Linux, a lot of people use Fetchmail, and IMAP is in the ports=20 tree.
 
Eventually he would like faxes and = voice mail to=20 come and go from this machine by using email (not quite sure what I am = going=20 to do about that one) 
 
   =20 You could use HylaFax, that has some nice functionality, there are = other=20 packages too.
 
 Good Luck.
 

Robert Myers
Systems Administrator
White Rose=20 Internet Service
http://whiterose.net=20
(717)439-1478=20


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