From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Dec 16 19:10:26 2000 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 16 19:10:24 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from clyde.goodleaf.net (piscator.seanet.com [199.181.165.218]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C3BA37B400 for ; Sat, 16 Dec 2000 19:10:24 -0800 (PST) Received: by clyde.goodleaf.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id E18E65BD7; Sat, 16 Dec 2000 19:14:35 -0800 (PST) References: In-Reply-To: From: "J.Goodleaf" To: "robin richman" Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hi I hope that you can help me.. Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 03:14:35 GMT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20001217031435.E18E65BD7@clyde.goodleaf.net> Sender: goodleaf@clyde.goodleaf.net Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I have roughly the same set up--ADSL line with static IP, DNS, mail server and FTP (not anonymous FTP). Also an Apache server, although I've been too lazy to do much with it. I'm not sure where to begin giving you advice, and there are others better qualified hereabouts, so I'll just say the following: -Yes, FreeBSD works fine for these purposes. Linux would also work fine. I happen to prefer FBSD, but you could use either OS. -To avoid headaches, you want a static IP. -Check sites like freebsddiary.org, mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd, defcon1.com and freebsd.org/handbook. These can help you get set up with the software components you'll want. -Don't expect it to happen perfectly the first time. -Life is better without sendmail. Replace it with postfix or qmail. -Do a lot more background reading and then approach the list with specific questions. Good luck. -J To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message