William Lindley wrote:
>
> Okay Pluggers...
>
> I'd like to set up a Linux system to serve some files on my local network,
> act as a print server, and handle e-mail. This box would be connected to
> a cable modem. If possible I'd like to use the Mandrake distribution,
> since that's what I've been using for awhile.
>
> What advice do you all have for:
>
> * Should I try to figure out how to install and configure a firewall, or
> just by the Netgear 311 router? Or both? How difficult have you found
> keeping up with security issues to be?
You don't need a separate router or firewall. Use ipchains, and pay
attention to /etc/hosts.deny and hosts.allow. Be careful to not expose
services to the outside world that don't need to be. Once you learn a
bit, it's easy.
> * Where's a good source to learn about sendmail / fetchmail / qmail ...
> and what do I need?
Use postfix. Easy, fast, secure, good. Comes with Mandrake. So does
webmin, check it out too.
OK Jean F., your turn now. :-)
-- Rod
http://www.sunsetsystems.com/
(text/plain)