[TriLUG] Newbie Mtg Plans - Part 2

[Jason Tower]

just in case you happen to want one, i have several boxes (pentium and pentium 
II) that would make excellent low-cost servers.

jason

On Wednesday 23 October 2002 09:27, Vestal, Roy L. wrote:
> 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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Jason Tower
Cerient Technologies
jason at cerient.net