[oclug] Need advice on server specs

[Dean Staff]

On 1 Feb 2001, at 10:37, Seb Bermingham wrote:

> I've got a client of mine who like me to install a linux box the act
> as a webserver. It will be used for some ecommerce venture (ugh what
> is he thinking ?) and some webhosting for his clients. His
> specifications of what he wants to server to do are vary vague but I
> would like to have somehting that can handle a moderate amount of
> transactions a day . Anyone have any ideas as far as hardware and
> which distro to go with ?


For a distro, I would take a look at e-smith. http://www.e-smith.com

Their server and gateway product should be able to handle what you 
want. The current version 4.0 is based on RedHat 6.1 but, there is a 
new version 4.1 based on RedHat 7 due out anyday now. 

I use is as strickly a mail server, but it has the capability to be 
used as a web server, mail server, ftp server, etc. It's a breeze to 
administer. And will run on any hardware on the RedHat HCL. So any 
half decent Pentium III system will do fine.

One of the really cool things is that e-smith is a commercial 
product, but you can get the iso for free from their ftp site. (But 
the cost for service is very reasonable too)

Anyway, they are definately worth a look see, and they are local too 
boot!.

Dean

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