Re: hosting website and email

At 04:41 PM 8/15/01 -0500, Shawn Sass wrote:
>UNIX would be ideal, since our website currently employs some CGI scripts,
>etc.  I'd rather not re-write them to work elsewhere.
>
>Is there a standard course similar to MCSE that deals with UNiX instead of
>M$?

Shawn,

Unfortunately, you are the victim of typical MS marketing. I know a *DOZEN* 
MCSEs that wouldn't know where to start building a web server, .. one chap 
that hosts his web site with us is an MCSE, MCP, MCT, and about three other 
MS certifications, yet he cannot even manage to configure Outlook to get 
his email!

Bottom line - building a web server or any other type of Internet server 
requires exprience and practice. Thinking that an MCSE wlll prepare you to 
do that is like thinking that learning how to read will give you knowledge 
- apples and oranges. *ALL* Microsoft Certifications are pieces of paper 
only, .. to manage a server you need experience and practice. Only when you 
get to the more advanced certifications (e.g. Cicso) do you *add* a piece 
of paper to a BUNCH of required experience.

I second (or third) the recommendation(s) already given - find a 
well-recommended consultant, friend, or someone from a User's Group in your 
area that will help you do the setup, then ease your way into management.

         Lee

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    Leland V. Lammert                                lvl(at)omnitec.net
       Chief Scientist                         Omnitec Corporation
   Network/Internet Consultants              www.omnitec.net
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