Re: Linux Help

Kev wrote:
> I'm new to Linux, so i'm paling to install a gateway, with the following,
> 
> 1. Firewall
> 2. DNS
> 3. DHCP
> 4. SMTP (relay only)
> 5. Email Virus Scaning
> 6. Gray Listing (email)
> 7. NAT
> 8 Web Cashing
> 9. Web Based Configuration tool for all above.
> 
> can any one tell me the best Linux version to use, (RedHat, Debian, etc)
> and the software i can use, like DNS = BIND, some thing simple to use...
> 
> the Box will be a P2 with 256MB ram but if i can get it to work on a P1
> 166Mhz that would be great....

You'll get 10 different answers to the distro question. I suggest you 
research the individual documentation and packages you need & decide 
which is best supported for you application. I have found the major 
distros to have the best documentation, and have used RedHat/Fedora for 
many years. Debian, Suse, Mandrake, and Gentoo have their stong points 
as well. As long as you disable Xwindows, you should be able to setup a 
minimal mail-server on that hardware, debian may be your best bet for this.

Here are some links to get your started...

Shorewall, IPCop, IPtables Firewall Scripts
http://shorewall.sourceforge.net/
http://www.ipcop.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/IPCop/WebHome
http://www.linuxguruz.org/iptables/
http://www.liniac.upenn.edu/sysadmin/security/iptables.html

DNS - The Name Service HOWTO
http://www.cryptnet.net/fdp/admin/nameservice.html
http://www.rscott.org/dns/
http://bind8nt.meiway.com/itsaDNSmess.cfm

RH9 Customization Guide: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
<http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/s1-dhcp-configuring-server.html>

Postfix
http://www.postfix.org/
http://www.postfix.org/STANDARD_CONFIGURATION_README.html#intranet
LJ: Using Postfix for Secure SMTP Gateways
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=4241

Linux-sec.net: Mail/AntiSpam
http://www.linux-sec.net/Mail/AntiSpam/

Configuring a mail server with 
Postfix-Procmail-Fetchmail-SpamAssassin-ClamAV-Courier IMAP
http://www.jennings.homelinux.net/mailserver_config.html

Squid & Squidguard
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/TransparentProxy-4.html
http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8989/sam0402c/

AntiVirus
http://www.clamav.net
http://www.amavis.org
http://drivel.com/clamassassin
http://sourceforge.net/projects/klamav/

Webmin
http://www.webmin.com/webmin/

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html

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