On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:41:32 -0600, you wrote: >Grant Baxter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I'm planning on setting up a mail server so I only have one SA >> installation to maintain instead of three. >> >> I've used Windows only for the past twenty or so years. I've never >> touched any Unix variant, so I would like some recommendations for the >> easiest Unix variant to set up and get running as a mail server with >> SA (including all the pieces parts I need, if you feel like it). >> >> I don't want to need to learn Unix to set this mail server up. > >That's kind of like saying you would like to buy a car (for the first >time), but don't want to learn how to drive, put gas in, or change the >oil. > >You might be able to make the initial purchase (install the OS) and >maybe even drive it for a few weeks (get the mail system up and >running). But sooner or later, you're going to have a problem which >will require you to open the hood....
First of all, that's a terrible analogy. I've driven cars, trucks, and even buses for 40 years, and never once opened the hood on any of them. That's what mechanics are for. Second, you've just made the case for os's like windows, and why *nix is a niche os. I didn't have to learn anything about the inner workings of XP to have it running like a champ. I found a mailserver called 602Lan Suite for XP, unzipped it, ran the installer, picked all the defaults, and bam working mailserver. Thus my question of which *nix can I use to get a mailserver and SpamAssassin working together. I don't want to have to get a computer science degree to install an OS and a couple apps. Don't get me wrong, I'm not some kind of *nix basher or Windows nazi. I could care less about the os/software I use. The day that I think that some flavor of unix suits my needs better than windows, I'm there. I also know that *nix is a great backoffice tool. However, for *nix to ever emerge from the backwaters of computerdom it's got to become a lot easier to install and maintain. Thanks for your insight. grant
