Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2004 20:39:31 -0500 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Jim <rtmcrider@cox.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Administering a web and mailing list server at home... Message-ID: <413BBFD3.6090204@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <20040905231221.HSQI16651.fed1rmmtao09.cox.net@jgugerty> References: <20040905231221.HSQI16651.fed1rmmtao09.cox.net@jgugerty>
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Jim wrote: >Hi - > >I would like to host a website at home that has information for the local >motorcycling community. I would also like to offer a mailing list server for >groups to use for informing subscribers of upcoming rides and events. List >members could also share experiences and help each other with advice. > >I have installed FreeBSD 4.10 Stable on an extra machine I have and have >been using the FreeBSD Handbook as well as a couple of other books - >Absolute BSD and FreeBSD Unleashed - to learn how to administer such a >system. > >It is pretty daunting. I like doing things myself, and I like to learn. It >seems to me I would lose a lot of control and have software tool choice >limitations placed upon me that would make my experiences less satisfying if >I were to remotely administer my site on a commercial server. > >I have learned a lot so far, but I think I need to get some help in >selecting the tools that are required to accomplish my goals. It seems the >best (only) choice is Apache for my web server. Also, Python would be my >choice for a scripting language. From what I've read so far, Postfix seems >to be the MTA I should use and my mailing list server should be Mailman. Do >I need a database? > > Do you have data that could be more easily used with one than without? >Any thoughts, comments, experiences, insights, and/or suggestions would >greatly be appreciated. > >Thanks in advance! > > It it a tad daunting; but probably you can do it --- you have "learned a lot so far" ... any reason it might stop? I might proffer the opinion that in contrast to the statement "seems to me I would lose a lot of control and have software tool choice limitations..." that it might very well be the opposite case. As administrator of the server, *you* choose what software will be installed, not someone else. Unless you are talking about proprietary software, it's out there; many hosting services use freely available "Open Source" code for almost every purpose there is. There are "Open Source" functional equivalents for so many things.... My $0.02, Kevin Kinsey
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