Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 06:29:43 -0500 From: "Otter" <otterr@telocity.com> To: "'Bill Moran'" <wmoran@mail.iowna.com>, <henryammons@yahoo.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: FreeBSD Server weekend Message-ID: <001401c0a242$ea043760$1401a8c0@zoso> In-Reply-To: <3A9D46CE.21FECA9B@mail.iowna.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Bill Moran > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 1:43 PM > To: henryammons@yahoo.com > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: FreeBSD Server weekend > > > Henry Ammons wrote: > > > > 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) > > Use IPFW & natd (part of the base install) for firewall/proxy/nat. > Unless you want a caching proxy for web pages, then use squid. > If you mean ssh (secure telent/ftp) it will be installed by default in > the base system if you install 4.2 or later. > IIRC, it's 4.0 or later.... but you should install 4.2 if you want the most hardware/software support. Newer versions = newer features (and more testing of committed source). Keep up the good work, guys! -Otter > > > I believe I will run qmail as my mail server, and > > > Apache as the web server. > > Good choices. > > > > 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? > > I'd stick with just what you describe above and add things > later if you > find you need them. > > > > 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). > > qmail is excellent, but I've found sendmail/qpopper to work very well > too. > > -Bill > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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