Craig Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 11:35:30AM -0400, Darrel O'Pry wrote: >> Meta-Packages that reflect my deployments would include: >> >> Qmail-MX-scanner (options for NFS, local, and qmtp delivery) >> (vpopmail, djbdns, qmail-scr, qmail-scanner, spamassassin, >> ClamAV) >> [...] >> DNS-primary (djbdns, VegaDNS, mysql) >> DNS-secondary (djbdns) > > both qmail and djbdns are non-free and could never be part of a debian-isp > meta package. > > on a more general note, this highlights exactly why such a meta-package > wouldn't be very useful anyway. there are many alternative packages which > provide the essential ISP services (mail, web, dns, database server, etc), and > everyone has their own preferences, requirements and configuration > peculiarities. making a one-size-fits-all meta-package just isn't going to > work. > > in any case, it isn't needed. debian is already the perfect ISP distribution. > just install the base and then apt-get install whatever server packages you > want for the particular server you are building. pretty nearly every free > software program that provides ISP-related services is available as a debian > package.
Something interesting is the differents packages of exim : exim4-deamon-heavy and exim4-deamon-light. It could be interesting to have the same things with httpd, dns... -- William - http://flibuste.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]