Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 10:32:12 -0800 (PST) From: Henry Ammons <henryammons@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD Server weekend Message-ID: <20010228183212.40428.qmail@web5406.mail.yahoo.com>
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It was suggested to me that I send this query to the questions list rather than the newbies list (although I'm a self-admitted newbie)... Thanks again, Henry > Good Day. > > I am preparing to switch my personal web/email > server > over to FreeBSD (from W2K/Exchg) this weekend and > had > some quick (maybe political) questions that might > help > me to accomplish this exciting task. > > I have topically read a couple books and spent some > time with the handbook and other online resources > for > the last several weeks in preparation for the build. > > I have also pre-built an extra pc as practice. My > questions boil down to recommendations regarding > what > I should initially load to get the server up and > running without overloading it with lots of extras > (as > my brief work with Mandrake demonstrated). > > The server is connected to the Internet via a DSL > static ip connection and I initially want to provide > the following services (no X): Web, Secure Telnet, > Email, Secure FTP, and network software (NAT, > firewall, proxy) > > I believe I will run qmail as my mail server, and > Apache as the web server. > > Is there a list of software/binaries that you would > recommend that provides a good balance between > loading > everything and a minimalist approach? Also, do you > recommend the Novice installation from the > sysinstall > program? > > And lastly, what servers do you recommend for each > service? I tried postfix in an earlier life > (Linux), > but kind of prefer qmail based only on what others > have said (no personal experience). > > I sincerely appreciate your assistance and > experience > and look forward to the world of FreeBSD full-time, > > Thank you, > Henry > henryammons@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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