Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 18:40:18 +0200 From: "Peter Rosa" <prosa@pro.sk> To: "Kenneth Culver" <culverk@yumyumyum.org> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: What version of BSD should I use Message-ID: <00c901c352cb$6ebfad00$3501a8c0@pro.sk> References: <006901c352c9$ff970fa0$3501a8c0@pro.sk> <20030725123256.W24957@alpha.yumyumyum.org>
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Thanks for quick response. I have thought so, but I want to be sure. There is also 4.7. Do you think better to use 4.8 ? Peter Rosa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth Culver" <culverk@yumyumyum.org> To: "Peter Rosa" <prosa@pro.sk> Cc: "freebsd-questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 6:34 PM Subject: Re: What version of BSD should I use > > I have spent a lot of time on FreeBSD.org web pages, but I still can not > > find > > VERY SIMPLE answer for this question: > > what version of FreeBSD should I use ? > > > > I need system which is VERY STABLE, with as few possibilities to hack as > > possible > > (the best is absolutely closed :-) ), running only named, sendmail, samba, > > apache, php, > > perl, and firewall. It will be used also as a gateway to I-net for small > > company, so it > > MUST be SAFE, STABLE and nice. That is what I want. > > On the other side, it is possible to download FreeBSDs from 4.7 to 5.1. > > Use FreeBSD 4.8. There are several pages on freebsd.org that say use 4.x > for stability, 5.x for trying out new tech. Also, I'd not use named or > sendmail. There are programs out there that are (in my opinion) better. > djbdns is a lot more secure than named, and postfix is a lot more secure > and a lot faster than sendmail... not to mention much easier to configure. > > Ken >
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