Comments on: Secure and out-of-the-box Server/Gateway http://nirlog.com/2006/01/12/secure-and-out-of-the-box-servergateway/ Technology, Life and other stuff that come along... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:07:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Niranjan Kunwar http://nirlog.com/2006/01/12/secure-and-out-of-the-box-servergateway/#comment-26322 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:59:48 +0000 http://nirlog.com/2006/01/12/secure-and-out-of-the-box-servergateway/#comment-26322 You're right Willis, it can save SMEs a fortune! Some of my customers are using it in an environment where they've 100+ users, with mirroring 2 HDD and a backup server synchronizing data with rsync. You’re right Willis, it can save SMEs a fortune! Some of my customers are using it in an environment where they’ve 100+ users, with mirroring 2 HDD and a backup server synchronizing data with rsync.

]]> by: Willis http://nirlog.com/2006/01/12/secure-and-out-of-the-box-servergateway/#comment-26315 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:43:53 +0000 http://nirlog.com/2006/01/12/secure-and-out-of-the-box-servergateway/#comment-26315 I use SME server for a 40 user network (XP and one or two Vista). I binned NT in favour of SME when I'd had little experience of Linux servers! It is the best decision I ever made. After a bit of reading and learning from contribs.org it is apparent that it is a versatile, stable and mature product that will save you a fortune. I use SME server for a 40 user network (XP and one or two Vista). I binned NT in favour of SME when I’d had little experience of Linux servers! It is the best decision I ever made.

After a bit of reading and learning from contribs.org it is apparent that it is a versatile, stable and mature product that will save you a fortune.

]]> by: Sendmail Remote Signal Handling Vulnerability: Nirlog.com http://nirlog.com/2006/01/12/secure-and-out-of-the-box-servergateway/#comment-168 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 02:16:49 +0000 http://nirlog.com/2006/01/12/secure-and-out-of-the-box-servergateway/#comment-168 [...] If your server is running Sendmail, I highly recommend to patch it or upgrade it. It is the most popular MTA but unfortunately has a history of serious security problems. If possible I recommend to switch to other MTAs like Postfix, Exim or Qmail which are more modular in design and were built with security in mind. My personal favorite is Qmail and all of my SMTP servers are running it. I’d previously written a guide Email Server Installation Checklist which you might find helpful while installing a new server or switching from Sendmail to other softwares. If you want secure and out-of-the-box SMTP server then SME Server can be a good choice. [...] […] If your server is running Sendmail, I highly recommend to patch it or upgrade it. It is the most popular MTA but unfortunately has a history of serious security problems. If possible I recommend to switch to other MTAs like Postfix, Exim or Qmail which are more modular in design and were built with security in mind. My personal favorite is Qmail and all of my SMTP servers are running it. I’d previously written a guide Email Server Installation Checklist which you might find helpful while installing a new server or switching from Sendmail to other softwares. If you want secure and out-of-the-box SMTP server then SME Server can be a good choice. […]

]]> by: michael http://nirlog.com/2006/01/12/secure-and-out-of-the-box-servergateway/#comment-66 Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:07:58 +0000 http://nirlog.com/2006/01/12/secure-and-out-of-the-box-servergateway/#comment-66 I'm using this SME Server since version 5. It is compatible with windows (98/NT, and the newest version 7 with 98/NT/2K/XP), with appletalk, does networked file shares and printer shares, does your website, your emails, your firewall, provides VPN access. Installs on a dedicated system (no multibooting possible). With additional software you can make it your faxserver as well. There are a great number of addons available to modify the behaviour of the software, do diagnostics, etc. I have servers running with this software, for which I didn't have to do maintenance for years. With the newest release 7.0, maintenance is automated and you realy don't need to do anything to keep it up to date. It works. And as long as the hardware continues, the software will too. My servers are behind hardware firewalls, provide their own firewall and protect in this way the LAN's attached to them. I cetainly recommend SME Server 6.01 (current stable), and SME Server 7.0Pre3 (still in beta) I’m using this SME Server since version 5. It is compatible with windows (98/NT, and the newest version 7 with 98/NT/2K/XP), with appletalk, does networked file shares and printer shares, does your website, your emails, your firewall, provides VPN access. Installs on a dedicated system (no multibooting possible). With additional software you can make it your faxserver as well. There are a great number of addons available to modify the behaviour of the software, do diagnostics, etc. I have servers running with this software, for which I didn’t have to do maintenance for years. With the newest release 7.0, maintenance is automated and you realy don’t need to do anything to keep it up to date. It works. And as long as the hardware continues, the software will too. My servers are behind hardware firewalls, provide their own firewall and protect in this way the LAN’s attached to them. I cetainly recommend SME Server 6.01 (current stable), and SME Server 7.0Pre3 (still in beta)

]]> by: Niranjan Kunwar http://nirlog.com/2006/01/12/secure-and-out-of-the-box-servergateway/#comment-23 Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:04:34 +0000 http://nirlog.com/2006/01/12/secure-and-out-of-the-box-servergateway/#comment-23 SME is an OS (Linux) itself packed with these softwares not a package for some OS. So, it's not available for windows. SME is an OS (Linux) itself packed with these softwares not a package for some OS. So, it’s not available for windows.

]]> by: Amty http://nirlog.com/2006/01/12/secure-and-out-of-the-box-servergateway/#comment-22 Sat, 21 Jan 2006 15:31:33 +0000 http://nirlog.com/2006/01/12/secure-and-out-of-the-box-servergateway/#comment-22 Hey that's gr8 about SME but is it also available for windows version :) Hey that’s gr8 about SME but is it also available for windows version
:)

]]> by: neteng http://nirlog.com/2006/01/12/secure-and-out-of-the-box-servergateway/#comment-16 Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:17:52 +0000 http://nirlog.com/2006/01/12/secure-and-out-of-the-box-servergateway/#comment-16 Wow, I've never heard of this SME Server distribution. I like the sound of it. I'll definitely have to check it out. I too prefer to have a linux server running most back-office services. They're just so much more configurable and stable, in my experience. Another great article! Oh, and thanks for the kind words on my blog. I'm getting over my cold finally! Take care, neteng Wow, I’ve never heard of this SME Server distribution. I like the sound of it. I’ll definitely have to check it out. I too prefer to have a linux server running most back-office services. They’re just so much more configurable and stable, in my experience. Another great article!

Oh, and thanks for the kind words on my blog. I’m getting over my cold finally!

Take care,
neteng

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