From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 6 21:00:36 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 788F816A4CE for ; Mon, 6 Sep 2004 21:00:36 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ganzman.no-ip.org (cable-181-97.inter.net.il [80.230.181.97]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35EF343D46 for ; Mon, 6 Sep 2004 21:00:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ganzman@ganzman.no-ip.org) Received: from [192.168.100.230] (HELO ganzman.no-ip.org) by ganzman.no-ip.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with SMTP id 1590002 for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Mon, 06 Sep 2004 20:24:19 -0400 Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 19:21:52 +0300 From: ron ganzer To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20040906192152.3a32be39@ganzman.no-ip.org> In-Reply-To: <20040905231221.HSQI16651.fed1rmmtao09.cox.net@jgugerty> References: <20040905231221.HSQI16651.fed1rmmtao09.cox.net@jgugerty> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.10claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.10) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Administering a web and mailing list server at home... X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 21:00:36 -0000 *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro* On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 16:12:22 -0700 "Jim" wrote: > *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro* > Hi - > > I would like to host a website at home that has information for the local > motorcycling community. I would also like to offer a mailing list server for > groups to use for informing subscribers of upcoming rides and events. List > members could also share experiences and help each other with advice. > > I have installed FreeBSD 4.10 Stable on an extra machine I have and have > been using the FreeBSD Handbook as well as a couple of other books - > Absolute BSD and FreeBSD Unleashed - to learn how to administer such a > system. > > It is pretty daunting. I like doing things myself, and I like to learn. It > seems to me I would lose a lot of control and have software tool choice > limitations placed upon me that would make my experiences less satisfying if > I were to remotely administer my site on a commercial server. > > I have learned a lot so far, but I think I need to get some help in > selecting the tools that are required to accomplish my goals. It seems the > best (only) choice is Apache for my web server. Also, Python would be my > choice for a scripting language. From what I've read so far, Postfix seems > to be the MTA I should use and my mailing list server should be Mailman. Do > I need a database? > > Any thoughts, comments, experiences, insights, and/or suggestions would > greatly be appreciated. > > Thanks in advance! > > Jim > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" i think running your own beats any comm hosting!! apache would definatly be my choice for the web server for two reasons: 1. its (as was said) the "de facto" server for unix&liux 2. its probably the server with the most support sites/groups/lists which makes it the easiest to troubleshoot (someone must have encountered them b4 you) as for mailing list ...... have a look here http://www.freebsddiary.org/majordomo.php and the most important advice - enjoy yourself :)