Re: Debian for ISP

2004-11-16 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, Wouter Verhelst said: > Op di, 16-11-2004 te 19:28 +0100, schreef David Schmitt: > > On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 09:15:24AM -0700, Omar wrote: > > > Also I want to ask if there is a way that I can check the user > > > Authentication? > > > Or get a list of users and their

Re: Debian for ISP

2004-11-16 Thread Wouter Verhelst
Op di, 16-11-2004 te 19:28 +0100, schreef David Schmitt: > On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 09:15:24AM -0700, Omar wrote: > > Also I want to ask if there is a way that I can check the user > > Authentication? > > Or get a list of users and their level? admin, regular user and so on. I > > believe > > th

RE: Debian for ISP

2004-11-16 Thread Darrel O'Pry
> -Original Message- > From: Jacob S [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 11:40 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Debian for ISP > > On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:15:24 -0700 > Omar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello all

Re: Debian for ISP

2004-11-16 Thread David Schmitt
On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 09:15:24AM -0700, Omar wrote: > Also I want to ask if there is a way that I can check the user > Authentication? > Or get a list of users and their level? admin, regular user and so on. I > believe > that the previous admin used LDAP, is there a way I can look into the L

Re: Debian for ISP

2004-11-16 Thread Jacob S
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:15:24 -0700 Omar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > I have just took over a network for an ISP that is running Debian, I > am used to > using Cpanel/Whm and now I have to use the CLI. > > The ISP also provides Hosting services and it uses dbdns 1.03, > tinydns, x

Re: Debian for ISP

2004-11-16 Thread Gerhard Venter
Omar wrote: Also I am thinking of installing webmin, so I can configure everything over the web, if I do install it, will it recognize the current system, and the current settings or will I have to take things in manually. Not sure about the other questions, but Webmin will recognise your curr

Debian for ISP

2004-11-16 Thread Omar
Hello all, I have just took over a network for an ISP that is running Debian, I am used to using Cpanel/Whm and now I have to use the CLI. The ISP also provides Hosting services and it uses dbdns 1.03, tinydns, xfrdns, I am having problems with tinydns, as I use the add-ns and it worked for 4

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-08-02 Thread Nathan
On Thursday, August 1, 2002, at 04:23 PM, Marcin Sochacki wrote: IMO, exim and postfix are comparable and there's no huge difference which favours one of them. I use exim in all my installations, they are usually small to medium size, but even with big ones, I would consider exim as a good MTA. A l

Re[2]: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-08-01 Thread Jones Down
Just wanted to opt for www.courier-mnta.org It is a great mail solution for *everything*! Wonder why nobody seems to know this. BTW: New package of courier is in sid! Have a nice day, Jones

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-08-01 Thread Marcin Sochacki
On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 10:55:58AM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > exim is basically smail done right. > > it's adequate for a small site with low mail volumes, but it doesn't > scale very well. Have you got some real experimental data about exim's scalability or just guessing? > IMO, exim is a po

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-07-31 Thread Craig Sanders
On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 03:49:31PM +0100, Shri Shrikumar wrote: > On Tue, 2002-07-30 at 03:35, Craig Sanders wrote: > > alternatively, just run postfix. it does everything that qmail does > > and more, with a lot less hassle. > > What about exim ? It is installed as standard by debian. exim is b

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-07-30 Thread Donovan Baarda
On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 03:49:35PM -0700, Angus Scott-Fleming wrote: > Thanks to all for an interesting and informative discussion > (so far). It has not degenerated into flamewars; I think > proponents of qmail and postfix have stated their cases well > without descending into wars over The On

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-07-30 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
Thanks to all for an interesting and informative discussion (so far). It has not degenerated into flamewars; I think proponents of qmail and postfix have stated their cases well without descending into wars over The One True Way. Angus

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-07-30 Thread Jorge . Lehner
Hello! On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 01:48:57PM -0700, Angus Scott-Fleming wrote: ... > What are your problems with qmail? What do you like about the > Postfix comm. that QMail lacks? Not trolling for flamewars ... My personal experiences: Sendmail - cryptic macro language Exim - delightfull rel

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-07-30 Thread Shri Shrikumar
On Tue, 2002-07-30 at 03:35, Craig Sanders wrote: > alternatively, just run postfix. it does everything that qmail does and > more, with a lot less hassle. What about exim ? It is installed as standard by debian. I use exim. Is it worth switching ? Shri --

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-07-30 Thread Bulent Murtezaoglu
> "EvB" == Emile van Bergen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] me> Sendmail is _very_ flexible but it is probably not good for the me> inexperienced admin. If you are willing to read documentation me> and M4 doesn't scare you, it is a fairly safe bet. EvB> Which bet being safe?

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-07-30 Thread Emile van Bergen
Hi, On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 03:10:42PM -0400, Bulent Murtezaoglu wrote: > [This is exactly the kind of exchange I was trying to avoid, oh well] Yes, but it's fun once in a while, isn't it ;-) > > "EvB" == Emile van Bergen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > EvB> In short, you can only compar

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-07-29 Thread Craig Sanders
On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 05:16:33PM -0400, Bulent Murtezaoglu wrote: > Qmail by default wants to operate by DJB's rules and it tries to > DJB-ize the remainder of your system. This much I know and dislike. that's the major problem with qmail (indeed with all of djb's software). he is a good prog

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-07-29 Thread Craig Sanders
On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 03:35:14PM -0700, Jeremy C. Reed wrote: > > will I need sourcecode for apache to set up suEXEC options for > > virtual hosting in my own choice of directory tree (i.e. > > DocRoot in /www-data instead of the default /var/www)? > > Not needed. You can sometimes use sed. (I

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-07-29 Thread Jeremy C. Reed
> will I need sourcecode for apache to set up suEXEC options for > virtual hosting in my own choice of directory tree (i.e. > DocRoot in /www-data instead of the default /var/www)? Not needed. You can sometimes use sed. (I say sometimes because sometimes it works with the binary suexec.) Or I ha

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-07-29 Thread Bulent Murtezaoglu
> "ASF" == Angus Scott-Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] ASF> What are your problems with qmail? I know it works reasonably well but I have not used it personally myself for any amount of time and certainly not professionally. I did end up troubleshooting it at one point because

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-07-29 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 29 Jul 2002 at 15:10, Bulent Murtezaoglu wrote: > [This is exactly the kind of exchange I was trying to avoid, oh well] IMHO as a newbie this is just the kind of exchange I was hoping for (trolling for?) ;-) > > "EvB" == Emile van Bergen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [...] > EvB> In

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-07-29 Thread Bulent Murtezaoglu
[This is exactly the kind of exchange I was trying to avoid, oh well] > "EvB" == Emile van Bergen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] EvB> In short, you can only compare qmail and sendmail. Not only EvB> does the latter have a bad reputation for complexity, but for EvB> its amount o

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-07-29 Thread Emile van Bergen
Hi, On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 09:55:20AM -0700, Angus Scott-Fleming wrote: > any comments on qmail or procmail vs sendmail welcome. I've > heard Bad Things about sendmail's complexity but it _is_ the > standard ... what do you use for MLM? mailman? Let's compare apples with apples here ;-) Q

Re: Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-07-29 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
Did you mean to reply off-list? Please, let's take this back to the list. On 29 Jul 2002 at 12:35, Bulent Murtezaoglu wrote: > > Hi, I occasionally train people on this and the advice that will work > for you depends on what exactly you are after and how you like to > learn. If you enjoy read

Newbie: Is there a basic Debian-for-ISP HOWTO?

2002-07-29 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
Newbie alert! Feel free to point me to the list archives if you can tell me how to find what I'm looking for. I've found the "Pocket ISP" setup for Redhat document, is there something similar for Debian available? I searched the list archives for things like "first time", "initial setup", an