> On Mon Oct 11 1999 at 16:08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > I have just installed Red Hat Linux Version 6 and am just evaluating the
> > product.
> >
> > Just a few basic questions:
> >
> > 1. Can I make the product have the same functionality as microsoft
> > exchange
Exchange does a lot of things -- what particular aspect of Exchange are
you looking to emulate?
E-mail services under Linux are handled by the Sendmail program. This
is pre-configured for you under RedHat6 (RH6) for a single server
config. (The default Exchange config.) A POP mail server and IMAP
mail server come with RH6 as well so if your users are used to Outlook
or Eudora, they can continue using those projects. The difference will
be more evident with Outlook since Outlook and Exchange are tightly
integrated in a proprietary manner.
(Personal experience: Outlook is evil. The idea of keeping all of a
user's mail in a single PST file which is unreadable by other programs
is very scary. If one mailbox gets corrupted, they are are all
corrupted.... =( I find Eudora to be the best mail client under
Windows. Netscape mail comes in a close second.)
If you need groupware features, check out StarOffice. (StarOffice now
comes with RH61.) StarOffice is also available for Windows and Solaris.
See www.sun.com for more info.
> > 3. How easy is it to set up the firewall and security
>
> Almost trivial, and done right it is very secure indeed.
>
> But you really do need to know what you are doing. Read the relevant
> HOWTOs... start with the NET-3 and NET-4, and go to the others for
> more information as these point you to them.
There is a wonderful array of documentation available in the /usr/doc
directory on your RedHat system. Even if most of it doesn't apply to
you, it is always nice to know what is there for future reference.
Also be sure to check out the Linux Documentation Project at
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP. There is even more useful information
there.
Being new to Linux, you should check out the Linux Administration Made
Easy. http://www.ojichan.com/linux-admin/
A good all-purpose book for RedHat Linux is RedHat Linux Unleashed 3rd
Ed. The book lacks detail in many places, but it should at least get
you pointed in the right direction. I recommend it to folks who don't
know which O'Reilly books to get yet!
> Then get your hands on a
> network sniffer/snooper/analyser (of which there are quite a few).
I'm not quite sure what Tony was getting at with this in regards to
configuring security, but a network sniffing tool is always useful.
Check out Ethereal - you can download it from http://ethereal.zing.org
It provides a nice GUI interface similar to EtherPeek under Windows.
Above all, be patient. The underlying philosophies behind Linux (and
Unix in general) is very different from Windows. The payoff of course
is that once you understand it, you can do some very incredible things.
Best of luck,
-Steve
(who speaks for himself, not his employer)
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