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To: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org>
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:20:17 +0000 (UTC)
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD Best Practice
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On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 04:55:32PM +0200, Ivan Voras wrote:
> Karl Fischer wrote:
> > Hello
> > I'm a SysAdmin, I'm wondering whether this is the correct list to ask?
> > I'm looking for FreeBSD Best Practice information, (or a FreeBSD
> > Mailing List, I can join)
> > I want to make sure that all my servers comply to at least some widely
> > accepted standards,
> > so in the event of me getting hit by a bus or being abducted by aliens,
> > another person can take over from me.
> > 
> > I have done a search through the mailing lists and this seems like the
> > list to ask.
> 
> The only thing that comes close to that is the Handbook, which covers
> only the base system (e.g. without web servers, databases and similar
> "third party" software). The Handbook describes how to set up RAID,
> networking, add users, sendmail (but no POP3/IMAP servers), etc. in a
> fairly detailed and consistent way.

Also, check out _Building a Server with FreeBSD 7_ by Bryan
Hong.