Check out the SME Server ( http://www.contribs.org ). Reasonable security out of the box, and has apache, qmail, and ssh set up. I set up tomcat on it without trouble, and it has a backup system that's easy to use. No X though, that's generally considered a security risk. Jeff Quoting Steve Linabery <slinabery at worldcycling.com>: > I'm thinking about building another webserver for a website with > relatively high exposure (ie attached to the Internet) but relatively > low traffic/load. Personal webserver basically for showing photos to > grandparents. I'm a programmer so of course I want to screw around with > webbish stuff on it. > > on it, I plan to run > apache httpd > apache tomcat (with whatever latest j2sdk) > amanda > qmail (outbound mail from website) > ssh > X > > I'm looking for the distro that will be easily secured, has reasonable > security defaults out of the box, and is compatible with the above setup > (I'm talking about avoiding weird configuration problems, build > problems, ACL configuration with these kinds of services, etc.). > > I don't know if it's ok to mention FreeBSD on this list--but I'll just > say that I'm not opposed to using it. > > I appreciate any helpful suggestions. > -- > Steve Linabery > > > > This electronic message transmission contains information from the sender's > organization that may be proprietary, confidential and/or privileged. The > information is intended only for the use of the individual(s) or entity named > above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, > copying or distribution or use of the contents of this information is > prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, > please notify the sender immediately by replying to the address listed in the > "From:" > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org > Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list