> As for Linux distributions, the only one that you do not want is > Mandrake, which is acceptable only for desktop systems on private or > heavily firewalled networks, imo. Why is this? I have about 5 servers running Mandrake, and I haven't had any problems with them (except for a stupid logrotate error in 7.1). One of the boxes is a Mandrake 6.2 box with a current uptime of 468 days 5 hours and 8 minutes. I also had 6 more up until last week which were serving out a couple hundred simultaneous connections of Real Video content. I keep all of my stuff behind a firewall, but you bet your ass I still turn off any services I don't need and I stay up on security updates. A mandrake box is no more insecure than any other distro, you just have to make sure you don't run lots of unneeded crap. Mandrakes Apache/Advanced Extranet/SGI webserver is pretty sweet too. The mandrake boxes have been just as trouble free as my Red Hat (I've had more trouble with Red Hat than any other distro) and Debian boxes, and WAY more reliable than my Solaris boxes (of course, with the Sun stuff, it's always a hardware issue). :) Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Palmer [mailto:chrisp at dusk.bitstream.net] > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 10:17 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Couple of questions... > > > I don't have any experience with Oracle or Domino, so I can't say > anything about those. > > As for Linux distributions, the only one that you do not want is > Mandrake, which is acceptable only for desktop systems on private or > heavily firewalled networks, imo. All the other big ones (Red Hat, > SuSE, Slackware, Debian) can be made to work just fine for you. These > days I like Slackware best, but if IBM tested Domino on RHL, that > points you to RHL. > > The only thing you should question is whether or not Apache is really > what you need. Apache is not especially fast or efficient, but it is > featureful. Only use it if you need the features it offers (things > like PHP). There are certain cases where a lighter-weight server like > thttpd or mathopd will serve you better. > > If Domino can serve HTTP, and you are already committed to using it, > you may find it better to run one big server application than two. > > Also, it is common to have multiple web servers in high-volume > situations: you might have a front-end server running Apache with PHP, > mod_perl or something similar for dynamic content, and then a second > server serving only static files. For that static file server, > mathopd, publicfile or thttpd will give you serious > performance. publicfile is as fast as loading the files locally, in > many situations (!!). It seems to defy the laws of network topology. > > <http://cr.yp.to/publicfile.html> > <http://www.mathopd.org/> > > Good luck! > > > -- > Chris > www.innerfireworks.com > > How can you say this is not Eden? > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >