so my SIMS box has become unreliable of late. what should i do?
i have several options at hand:
rebuild the box (an old G3 desktop) with a fresh OS 9 and SIMS installs
replace the box with a new mac, OS X and communigate pro - or some
open source postfix thingy
replace the box with a linux box, run fedora and postfix/sendmail on it
from those still on the list that have migrated already, i seek your advice.
I ran SIMS for years, and my era ended in 2006. So far I've done
straight OSX Server, and the isp-in-a-box2 setup at richard5.net, for
2 different mail server situations.
If your situation is 100% vanilla and doesn't require ANY deviation
from Apple's Server Admin view of server administration, straight OSX
Server will work fine, for $500. My experience is that if you want to
go outside of Apple's Server Admin boundaries even a little, you will
have to go under the hood immediately and your situation will be
virtually unchanged from just running on OSX sans the $500 server, or
Linux.
If you are comfortable with under the hood, I would strongly suggest
skipping the $500 server, unless you have to be up and running
finished in an hour (how much do you get paid for this project?). If
you purchase now, you will have but one more point upgrade, then have
to pay again for Leopard Server if you want to keep up. Then there is
the Apple-factor to deal with - eg they will change things to their
own liking, making a decision on your part of how to upgrade er, "an
interesting one" (mailman is an example). This is in no way a true
obstacle, but it does require you to put resources to the task. In
retrospect, better to build it all yourself, then upgrade with
confidence as you wish. Any old OSX-capable mac will do, perhaps even
your old G3, or just run Linux on it.
Another option I have not tried yet but am intending to:
http://maxo.captainnet.net/installs/mailserver/index.html
This is an independent collection of applications, that appears to be
in the same spirit as isp-in-a-box2.
I can give you one option no one here is likely to: further
discussion over beer after the TMUG meeting. Should be there this
Mon, if you can make it.
Stefan Jeglinski
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