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Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 12:34:51 -0600
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From: HawkeWerks Multimedia <hawke@hawkewerks.com>
Subject: Re: ISP Startup Docs (Was: News on FreeBSD) 
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This sounds alot like the (very useful) Linux "How-to's" It's a great idea,
IMNSHO. It could be one more step toward "Mainstreaming" FreeBSD, Any
takers? We could set up a web site including the How-to's fairly easily,
and I'd be willing to bet the guys at freebsd.org would be interested.

Hawke
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At 06:44 PM 1/23/97 +1100, you wrote:
>
>
>On Thu, 23 Jan 1997, Joe Mays - freebsd-isp wrote:
>
>> >I don't suppose some of you ISP folks would consider taking a walk on
>> >the wild side with SGML and begin writing up a little "ISP's Guide to
>> >FreeBSD", much as Paul Vixie has done for BSDI?
>> 
>> The following documents would probably save a lot of redundant
>> questions:
>> 
>> Starting a basic web server.
>> Starting a basic FTP server.
>> Starting a basic popmail server.
>> Starting a basic news server.
>> 
>> Any others that people would like to see?
>
>poppassd
>How-to/why of subnetting
>Routing with routed and gated
>sendmail and virtual domains
>virtual web servers
>
>What might be really useful would be to put together a package which has 
>all of the basic pieces set up to work more or less out of the box.
>
>Danny
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