[TriLUG] Newbie Mtg Plans - Part 2

[Vestal, Roy L.]

I have to get the machine(s) first!

-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Tower [mailto:jason at cerient.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 11:04 AM
To: trilug at trilug.org
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Newbie Mtg Plans - Part 2


roy, if you (or anyone else) would like some help setting up a home mail 
server, i'd be happy to give you a hand.  plus we can cover some basic 
routing, DNS, and firewall concepts as well.  drop me a line if you're 
interested.

jason

On Tuesday 22 October 2002 08:55, Vestal, Roy L. wrote:
> Jon,
>  The class you are going to give, will it also cover creating a simple 
> mail server for home use? That's more of what I'm interested in now, 
> but I definitely want to know the business class side. That's where I 
> was trying to go with the questions, not just business but how I can 
> use it at home.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Carnes [mailto:jonc at nc.rr.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 3:51 PM
> To: trilug at trilug.org
> Subject: RE: [TriLUG] Newbie Mtg Plans - Part 2
>
>
> Thanks for the feedback.  I'll see about adding a section on fetchmail 
> - but that is sort of a tangent to running a mailserver.  I'm focusing 
> on corporate and small office setup of mail services.
>
> Fetchmail is cool, but only useful once mail service is setup for a 
> domain. Maybe I should include it in the section on POP and IMAP.
>
> If folks get value from this class on Mail servers, then I'll be happy 
> to do a class on DNS/routers/gateways and VPN.
>
> <about the gripe...>
> Last time I looked at the TriLUG list it went out to over 600 email 
> addresses.  On any given day in a population of that size I guess we 
> should expect a few grouches.  I hope though that the number of 
> helpful folks far out-weighs the grouches.
>
> As with all things Open Source it really helps to have thick skin when 
> you ask for help - as well as the ability to separate out fact from 
> opinion.
>
> I know I wouldn't be using Linux today if not for the support given by 
> the community, and I feel that it is a moral imperative to give 
> something back to that community. Fortunately a lot of other folks on 
> this list feel the same. </atg>
>
> Take care - Jon Carnes
>
> ===
>
> On Mon, 2002-10-21 at 13:32, Vestal, Roy L. wrote:
> > Questions:
> > -Explain sendmail, fetchmail, mail clients better than the docs on 
> > the web. It was a bitty trying to get it working for me.
> >
> > -Different types of mail servers: POP,IMAP, etc...
> >
> > -What's needed, i.e. hardware requirements, type of connectivity, 
> > software needed
> >
> > -What's optional, i.e. different mail servers for different types
> >
> > -What kind of security is needed, i.e. should it be stand alone, or 
> > can it be a file/mail server.
> >
> > I know these are basic questions, but I would like to see others 
> > have an easier time than I have in learning this stuff. Especially 
> > folks wanting to migrate from Windows environments, but not having 
> > as a technical backgrounds as others in TriLUG.
> >
> > <gripe hat on>
> > Just a frustration I'd like to get out. Please keep in mind some of 
> > us (I'm including myself) are still learning some or ALL aspects of 
> > Linux and it's viability as a replacement for Microsoft products. I 
> > personally can build a desktop/workstation or SAMBA based server 
> > that can whip any MS machine out there, but I don't know 
> > gateways/routers/DNS/mail servers well.
> >
> > I know that most folks have been very patient and very helpful, and 
> > to you I say THANK YOU!
> >
> > But, at least to me, there are some that seem impatient and annoyed 
> > that we would even ask a "newbie" question. Please, change it. We're 
> > all here to learn from each other. If I've made it difficult, please 
> > let me know, privately so we can get it resolved.
> >
> > Just my $0.02
> > </gripe hat on>
> >
> > Now with all that said, Jon and Lisa, thank you for the classes. 
> > Please put me down as an attendee. I know I can learn a lot from 
> > this.
> >
> >  If RTI is decided as the place to have it, please give me a few 
> > dates in order of preference so I can get the time on the calendar. 
> > Weekends are easier.
>
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