[plug] Starting up a server

[Daniel Pearson]

Well, it's actually a FreeBSD server (had no choice) but it's basically the
same right? So the same information should basically give me a hand on doing
it?

Cheers
Daniel Pearson
----- Original Message -----
From: Leon Brooks <leonb at bounce.networx.net.au>
To: Perth Linux Users Group <plug at linux.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] Starting up a server


> Daniel Pearson wrote:
> > Talking about networking and the sort.. does anyone know of any FAQ's,
> > Tutorials on starting up a server from scratch? IE. What needs to be
> > configured for basically telnetd, httpd, ftpd, pop3 etc..
>
> Just install any RedHat or Mandrake distribution, say "Yes" to
> everything and you've got the lot. Working, but not necessarily well.
> Remember to update wu-ftpd, bind and a few other things immediately. (-:
>
> Next, go through the services and switch off anything you don't need
> (APMd, probably AMd, maybe SaMBa, maybe NFSd, and so on; on Mandrake
> turn off SendMail and use PostScript, run at most one SQL database and
> one FTP server). Then you might like to fine-tune the core services
> (DNS, webserver et al), turn off telnet and install some kind of
> SecureSHell daemon.
>
> Read the NET-3-HOWTO before you start.
>
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