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Date:      Sun, 17 Nov 2002 19:39:51 +0100
From:      Pierrick Brossin <pbrossin@swissgeeks.com>
To:        Andrew Boothman <andrew@cream.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Easy Server
Message-ID:  <3DD7E277.40202@swissgeeks.com>
In-Reply-To: <3DD7D120.40506@cream.org>
References:  <3DD7B0DE.2060003@swissgeeks.com> <3DD7D120.40506@cream.org>

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Andrew Boothman wrote:

> However, I'm not sure what the advantages of such a distribution would 
> be? Are you surely not better to do a standard installation of FreeBSD 
> and then add the services you need (Apache, MySQL, Samba, Netatalk,...) 
> from the ports collection as you need them? That way you can totally 
> customise your server and you will get a better understanding of how 
> everything works in the process....

I tried lately but I'm afraid of security :)
Thousand of people are using distributions like SME and you're almost
your firewall settings and rules are OK.
By OK I mean that if someone get hacked he can report it to the
developpers and the hole get fix.

On FreeBSD I'm afraid to do a bad firewall...

> I would advice doing a test installation of FreeBSD (see 
> www.freebsd.org/handbook) and having a go at installing the packages you 
> need.
> 
> What do you think?

I already tried to make my own server but there were to many problem
for not so much time!

Thanks for your answer

I have to think about making my own server myself but last time I ended
with the PC under my desk with no cable plugged.. and I couldn't
remember what was the last thing I did two months ago :P

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