Re[2]: Linux Help

wow thanks for the links.... they are really help full.............


On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 15:46:14 -0400
"Art Wildman" <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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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