Go for it, it can be a learning experience for everyone.  The one word 
of advice I would give is to keep the questions to the list focused on 
one particular aspect of a single service you are having problems with.
I've noticed a pattern on the list where someone posts all their 
problems and potential problem in one email and the replied devolve into 
a ton of unwanted advise and the problem gets lost in the noise.

Brian Cluff

On 07/31/2010 03:43 PM, keith smith wrote:
>
>
> Hi again,
>
> I have been offered the opportunity to rent a managed server for what I
> think is an exceptional price from a data center I have been working
> with through a client. I have known these guys for about 3 years.
>
> I'm not sure I have the time to take full advantage of this server. I
> would serve out several of my sites and use it for a number of parked
> domains.
>
> My question is if I were to run the server bare mettle, w/o a control
> panel such as whm/cpanel, would this be a good learning experience for a
> LAMP developer who does some server admin from time to time?
>
> The two areas I have had difficulty with are 1) configuring a mail
> server, 2) configuring Bind.
>
> I currently have my main site at GoDaddy and my parked sites are on a
> reseller account at HostGator. I would move all of them onto this
> managed server.
>
> Of course this means I'd be pestering all of you all the time about
> almost everything.
>
> What are some of the things I should consider? And would you recommend
> this based on the questions I have been asking lately?
>
> Thanks!
>
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