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Vanpersy8
27th February 2006, 17:22
Guyz i need some help which is the better Linux OS btwn Fedora & Debian to setup a Mail Server?
And i need also some help what are the best Specs for a Computer to setup a stable Mail Server?

Pliz help me out am in a fix
dishawjp
27th February 2006, 21:47
Fedora is a great distro and I use it every day. My main computer is a dual boot FC3/FC4 box. But for a mail server, I'd be very inclined to use Debian. It's not that Fedora can't be a mail server, but with the very quick release times, about every 6 to 9 months and loss of support just a few months after that, it has a rather short lifetime and you'd be upgrading pretty often.

Debian is rock solid and has a much longer release life.

Just my $.02

Jim
till
27th February 2006, 21:51
My personal favorite is DEBIAN too. Rock solid and long update cycles.

And i need also some help what are the best Specs for a Computer to setup a stable Mail Server?

How many mail accounts do you want to host?
falko
27th February 2006, 23:26
Go for Debian. :)
Vanpersy8
28th February 2006, 10:41
My personal favorite is DEBIAN too. Rock solid and long update cycles.



How many mail accounts do you want to host?


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falko
28th February 2006, 20:10
You should get yourself some good hardware, a fast CPU and at least 2GB RAM, I'd say. RAM is the most important part of you want to host that many users, the more RAM you have the better.