[TriLUG] Newbie Mtg Plans - Part 2

[Vestal, Roy L.]

What "cost"?

-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Tower [mailto:jason at cerient.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 11:34 AM
To: trilug at trilug.org
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Newbie Mtg Plans - Part 2


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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