Thanks for quick response. I have thought so, but I want to be sure. There is also 4.7. Do you think better to use 4.8 ?
Peter Rosa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth Culver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Peter Rosa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "freebsd-questions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 6:34 PM Subject: Re: What version of BSD should I use > > I have spent a lot of time on FreeBSD.org web pages, but I still can not > > find > > VERY SIMPLE answer for this question: > > what version of FreeBSD should I use ? > > > > I need system which is VERY STABLE, with as few possibilities to hack as > > possible > > (the best is absolutely closed :-) ), running only named, sendmail, samba, > > apache, php, > > perl, and firewall. It will be used also as a gateway to I-net for small > > company, so it > > MUST be SAFE, STABLE and nice. That is what I want. > > On the other side, it is possible to download FreeBSDs from 4.7 to 5.1. > > Use FreeBSD 4.8. There are several pages on freebsd.org that say use 4.x > for stability, 5.x for trying out new tech. Also, I'd not use named or > sendmail. There are programs out there that are (in my opinion) better. > djbdns is a lot more secure than named, and postfix is a lot more secure > and a lot faster than sendmail... not to mention much easier to configure. > > Ken > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
