Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 15:07:56 +1000 (EST) From: Anthony Hill <ahill@interconnect.com.au> To: Forbes Mercy <Sysop@fred.nwinfo.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Free BSD as a server Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.91.960528150251.3901A-100000@tulpi.interconnect.com.au> In-Reply-To: <31AA7497.6DC8@fred.nwinfo.net>
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On Mon, 27 May 1996, Forbes Mercy wrote: > I am running a small but rapidly growing ISP. We have been running a DOS > based system but are ready to join the real world. We have looked at > BSDI commercial and it looks easy to setup. Does Free BSD offer the same > programs? Is it difficult, or should I say very time consuming to > configure Free BSD components? Whats your opinion? I'm looking at LINUX > also. I'd appreciate your input. > Forbes > (Sysop@nwinfo.net) FreeBSD makes a very good ISP platform - it is very similar to BSDI, and there are very few packages that are avalible for one that wont run on the other. In my opinion, the biggest trap for the new Sys Admin is not how hard it is to setup servers under FreeBSD, but the potential security risks that exist on a system that has so many servers enabled and operational by default. eg. FTP, telnet, finger etc. are all enabled and configured by default.
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