Which (RH or MDK) for bare http server?

[Taylor, Kirk]

This sounds very similar to something I'm going to be settin up here very
shortly... except the box I'll be using will need to be a little more robust
(ie, email server, ftp server, etc).  

Essentially, I want to build a box that I can drop in a location that serves
pages, email, ftp, etc. without the need of a monitor/mouse after the
initial setup. (Think of an all-in-one type appliance that provides all the
essentials for a small business or group of users.)

Perhaps we can spec out a common install/equipment list, as I know quite a
few other people that could use something like this.

Thoughts?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Hoelschers [mailto:mohoel at telocity.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 6:38 AM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: Which (RH or MDK) for bare http server?
> 
> 
> Looking for any info regarding the merits of using one over 
> the other -
> Red Hat 7.1 or Mandrake 7.2 - for a system that will be used as a bare
> HTTP: server.
> 
> I have an old P75 that I plan to use, but don't intend to use 
> X on it at
> all (since the mouse port is trash and the ISA slots are only good for
> destroying ISA cards).  I intend to install (text mode) and 
> then remove
> keyboard & monitor, and do all config through Webmin or Telnet.
> 
> Will run:
> Apache
> NFS
> Telnet server
> (maybe) FTP server
> (maybe) Interchange (RH's "shopping cart/catalog" pkg, I know it works
> on MDK, assume it works on RH ;) )
> 
> I don't intend to run any email server, nor SAMBA, CUPS, etc. 
> All my web
> page development will be done elsewhere, and just dropped here for
> serving.
> 
> Thanks for your opinions, and let the flames begin!
> 
> Chris.
> 
> 
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