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Re: Linux Distribution Recomendation
From: Alvin Oga <alvin.sec () Virtual Linux-Consulting com>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:15:35 -0800 (PST)
hi ya kareem you left out an important or not imporant "spec"
Hello list, I would like to have recommendation for a Linux Distribution satisfying the following: a- Secure enough for Buisness applications ( i.e. Mail Server) b- Kind of Easy to manage and use. c- Available Updates maintained by the production company.
d- free / opensource in either case.. - all distro is secure nough for a corp mail server - all mail server apps are easy to install, setup and use - all distro provides updates for free and in a timely manner what is NOT provided and makes each distro "look different" is the admin that is doing the work .. and the corp philosophy using that mail server most peoples choices are redhat foo distribution .. fairly common and thusly most easily hacked due to number script kiddie packages - and also generates the most $$$$ of revenue for outside support :-) because those looking for help has a redhat box :-0 suse .... at least they have NOT yet said they will stop supporting their old distro in favor of newer ones costing thousands of $$$ - ditto for those looking for outside help debian distro ... you gotta like command line features - too klutsy for newbies to use - too far behind on the "latest releases" imho slackware ... quietly been working since day-1 without much hipe or problems ( i'd use it given that no one else cares which distro is used ) hundreds/thousands of other linux distro ... pick one .. -- just what i see, when people asking for "help we need this that and whatever widgets fixed asap" -- security issues - does the company have a written security plan for its users to use the company computers ?? - for the corp mail server ... - nobody gets to log into it - run your antispam and antivirus filters on it - setup a separate pop server for users to get their mail - make sure their pop mail login is NOT the same as their email name ..joe () foo com vs joeLastName as login - on and on .. hundreds of "gotchas" - 90% - 95% of downtime is caused by its users and its admin - more fun stuff ... fun stuff... c ya alvin --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Free 30-day trial: firewall with virus/spam protection, URL filtering, VPN, wireless security Protect your network against hackers, viruses, spam and other risks with Astaro Security Linux, the comprehensive security solution that combines six applications in one software solution for ease of use and lower total cost of ownership. Download your free trial at http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/Astaro_security-basics_040301 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Linux Distribution Recomendation Kareem Mahgoub (Mar 02)
- Re: Linux Distribution Recomendation Byron Sonne (Mar 02)
- Re: Linux Distribution Recomendation Alvin Oga (Mar 02)
- Re: Linux Distribution Recomendation Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (Mar 03)
- Re: Linux Distribution Recomendation Daniel Cid (Mar 02)
- Re: Linux Distribution Recomendation Tim Flowers (Mar 02)
- Re: Linux Distribution Recomendation Brian Shaw (Mar 03)
- Re: Linux Distribution Recomendation lucian (Mar 03)
- Re: Linux Distribution Recomendation Peter Busser (Mar 04)
- Re: Linux Distribution Recomendation Alvin Oga (Mar 08)
- Re: Linux Distribution Recomendation Peter Busser (Mar 11)
- Re: Linux Distribution Recomendation matt (Mar 12)
- Re: Linux Distribution Recomendation Peter Busser (Mar 12)