I never really tested this distribution, but if you are in a hurry, you
may try OpenNa (http://www.openna.com). You can choose different type of
typical server installation like web, ftp, ... and email server.
You may also have a look on http://www.distrowatch.com/ for email server
specific distri
fisch wrote:
I want to set up a very secure web/mail-server. Is it possible to set it
up with gentoo or should i use an other distribution?
I run a production web/mail/mysql server with Gentoo. I have setup a custom firewall. I
have run nessus against the box from the box itself and it finds no se
On Friday 19 December 2003 12:27 pm, fisch wrote:
> I want to set up a very secure web/mail-server. Is it possible to set it
> up with gentoo or should i use an other distribution?
It's not ready yet, but we are building a mail server around Gentoo at:
http://www.mailrefinery.org
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Yes it is possible, but to setup a real secure webserver you need years of
experience. If someone claims he can setup a real secure box, but only used
linux for a few month he is nothing but a swank.
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From: "fisch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Heitzso wrote:
If you don't know linux security and the apps you'll
need to
study that, but that's a given whatever the distro.
Yep. As far i can see, gentoo is a pretty slim distro, not
filling up one's harddisk with tons of unwanted or unneeded
stuff, so maintaining/hardening gentoo shouldn't be
Gentoo can be made as secure and stable as any other distro. My fantasy
is that
one of the paid-for linux enterprise versions may setup a little easier
than gentoo
with a stock arrangement for the mail server rig (which is where you'll
spend your
time sorting out options), but that's just a fan
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 18:27:46 +0100 (CET)
"fisch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I want to set up a very secure web/mail-server. Is it possible to set it
> up with gentoo or should i use an other distribution?
Please define "very secure". grsecurity ? SElinux ?
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