From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 18 22:57:26 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F11316A4CE for ; Wed, 18 May 2005 22:57:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay102-f31.bay102.hotmail.com [64.4.61.41]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDBC043D95 for ; Wed, 18 May 2005 22:57:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jnatola@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 18 May 2005 15:57:25 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 64.4.61.200 by by102fd.bay102.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 18 May 2005 22:57:25 GMT X-Originating-IP: [64.4.61.200] X-Originating-Email: [jnatola@hotmail.com] X-Sender: jnatola@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <200505171421420515.616A28D1@mail.intradyn.com> From: "jean-paul natola" To: hmiller@intradyn.com Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 18:57:25 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 May 2005 22:57:25.0955 (UTC) FILETIME=[F58E3130:01C55BFC] cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: KDE INSALL X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 22:57:26 -0000 I'm sorry I wasnt clearer, this machine is only going to be used to scan incoming mail, the mail will then be forwarded to the Production Mail server, I read an article that this is not only feasible , but actually a good practice, as spam and virus infected messsages wont take spacee in the production server. >From: "Henry Miller" >To: "jean-paul natola" >Subject: Re: KDE INSALL >Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 14:21:42 -0500 > > >On 5/17/2005 at 14:38 jean-paul natola wrote: > > >Well since i'm totally new to this, I wanted some type of gui, > > > >the machine specs are 450 mhz with 256 ram > > > >so I guess I should remove the kde install?? > > > >I have verified my reverse DNS and it all checks out, and when I > >subscribed I did get the confirmation request from the list and >activated > >it, all I have been receiving delayed delivery messages,,, > >That machine is powerful enough to run KDE. However KDE does not >offer tools to setup your mail server, so if this machine is only >intended as a mail server there is no point. KDE does take a lot of >disk space though, which might be an issue with a machine that old - if >you get a lot of emails. > >I would remove KDE if this is just a server. If you want a machine for >a guest to check email on once in a while, while you are on your main >machines, than leave KDE there. Installing things like X and KDE on a >mail server isn't the best idea from a secuiry stand point, just >because you never know what could be wrong. It is your choice. > > >