Kevin Fonner wrote:
[probably best to reply on list - others might have ideas or insights i
don't]
> I was thinking of writing a java servlet that could possibly control
> some of the basic procmail sorting. I could simply have the servlet
> enable or disable the sorting with the .foward file (I think...).
i believe there are some existing web based interfaces to procmail as
well. i can't vouch for the quality of any of them. for really simple
stuff it would probably be fine provided you make it difficult for
people to end up with unintended results.
> As for using debian. This has been on my to-do list for some time.
> Although, I have heard Debian is quite different from the Red Hat and
> Mandrake.
well it's a matter of taste i suppose. they're really pretty similar.
debian is a bit more of a pain to install, but IMHO much easier to
manage thanks to apt. i generally prefer the bsd systems over either,
but use debian at work extensively. as far as day to day configuration
/ use, they're pretty much the same unless you're using some sort of
graphical configuration thingie which is probably not a great idea
anyway.
i used mandrake for a few months on my desktop and liked it ok, but i
don't think i'd want to use it for a server in most cases. it also
seems a bit bloated in general. i'd rather start with a base
configuration and add things as i need them, which doesn't seem to be
mandrake's primary approach (if you do a cusom install and install as
little as possible you should be able to get around this).
anyway sorry for the long rant - it's early and i've had very little
sleep. my $0.02 is that you'll learn more _and_ end up with a more
stable and robust system by using an OS that's more suited to the
purpose you're intending it for (ie FreeBSD, debian, possibly slackware)
> Will Yardley wrote:
another piece of advice....
read:
http://learn.to/edit_messages/
or without the annoying popup window:
http://www.math.fu-berlin.de/~guckes/mail/editing.html
there you'll learn why and how not to top post, and how to quote
properly. i'm not overly picky about it, but it is good ettiquite to at
least try (and people will yell at you if you don't).
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