Re: hosting website and email

by Frank Arnold <franka(at)svpal.org>

Date:	Wed, 15 Aug 2001 15:09:42 -0700
To:	Shawn Sass <shawn(at)sportsstuff.com>, <hwg-servers(at)hwg.org>
References:	sportsstuff
	todo: View Thread, Original


Forget about Windows.
Set up a Linux box as a server and you will have just about
everything you will need. I would recommend either Red Hat 7.1
or Mandrake 8.0, just be sure to install as "server" not "workstation."
Then you might want to look at "ethereal", etc, to monitor the=20
network.
Frank Arnold
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On Wednesday 15 August 2001 13:21, Shawn Sass wrote:
> Howdy list,
>
> Let me first warn you that I'm not a programmer or server admin or anyt=
hing
> so take it easy on me please.  I'm actually an inhouse designer and
> design/maintain the company's website which is currently hosted on our
> ISP's unix server running Sun Solaris.  My question to you is this:  If=
 we
> were to bring our email/website etc. in-house and host it on a server o=
f
> our own, what would be the best/fastest way to go about learning what I=
'd
> need to know to set up/take care of the email and hosting of the site, =
etc?
>  Would the MCSE courses be adequate to take care of a system like this?=
  Is
> there any such program that any of you know of that would provide me wi=
th
> the skills needed?  Here are some courses offered locally that I was
> looking at: http://cinst.creighton.edu/progs.htm
> Which one of these courses would best suit my needs (if any)?
>
> Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
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