Re: [TCLUG:18690] A couple of questions

[Dave Sherohman <esper@usinternet.com>]

Larry said:
> 1.  Would linux be a viable solution for a server in a cross-platform
> workstation setting?  (Both as a file server and a mail server)

Absolutely.  Serving files to Windows boxes is what samba's all about and
any decent (non-local) mail client will recognize POP and/or IMAP, both of
which are well-supported by a range of *nix servers.

> 2.  What version or flavor would you recommend for a server?

I use Debian for everything.  It will do what you need, but I can't say
whether another distro would do it better or not.

> 3.  Are there any additional hardware requirements that we should be
> aware of?

Nope.  In general, Linux tends to run much better than Windows on lower-end
hardware.  (If you have any old 486s laying around, you could run a Linux mail
server and (light-duty) file server off one of them...)

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