On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 02:41:43PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello > > Just a quick question for the hard-working folks at Mitel. Sorry if this > ground has been covered already or if this isn't the best question for the > dev-info list.
This isn't really the appropriate forum, but there is some development crossover, so I'll make an exception... > There are 3 things that I feel are must haves to make SME server the > complete package. They are: > > 1. Port forwarding This is likely to be packaged as a blade in the future once someone writes the user interface (a nice task for someone on devinfo). > 2. Win2K/XP Domain controller This is in SME Server 5.1 and being tested by the devinfo community. > 3. Backup Domain controller We have no current plans to do this, but if people contribute the changes, we would be interested. > I realize that there are contrib rpms and howtos for 1 and 2, but having > this functionality pre-configured and availble in the e-smith-manager would > be infinitely valuable. > > My question is - is this planned for the next release or future releases of > SME server? Features for future releases primarily depend on demand from our authorized partners and their customers. Registering servers for support with our partners is a good way to help influence our development priorities. > [...] > P.S. Just FYI - Our setup here is e-smith 4.1.1 as the PDC, DHCP server, > and DNS server for 45 or so Win9x and NT 4 workstations. It is in > server-only mode as we use Gnatbox for our firewall/gateway. Life is good > with 2 less NT servers on the network :-) Sounds great, but you should upgrade to at least 4.1.2 and I would suggest SME Server V5, since V5.1 is now undergoing Alpha testing. Gordon -- Gordon Rowell [EMAIL PROTECTED] VP Engineering Network Server Solutions Group http://www.e-smith.com Mitel Networks Corporation http://www.mitel.com -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives by mail and http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
