[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Topic for a meeting!

[al_h@technologist.com]

Shane Wickson wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 11, 1999 at 09:57:57PM -0500, Chris Cox wrote:
> > That does sound like a good topic.  The good news is that on Linux
> > (and Open Source in general) there are alternatives to the ever
> > cryptic sendmail.  I personally would like to have someone do a
> > qmail presentation.  I'm not an expert on sendmail or qmail....I
> > would hope that someone could volunteer.
>
> I could do a qmail presentation if people wanted to see it.  I used
> qmail to run mail services for an ISP for two years, and I now use it
> at my current sysadmin job.  We also use qmail to manage the mail and
> mailing lists for kludge.org and the worlds coolest OSS project (shameless
> plug, I know) http://www.worldforge.org.
>
> Having never done a presentation and having never been to an NTLUG
> meeting (hey, I'm a busy guy!), if you want me to do the presentation
> I'd need a few pointers.
>
> The topics I'd feel comfortable covering would be:
>
> 1. Why qmail rules
> 2. Obtaining and compiling qmail (its a gimme, I know)
> 3. Why the qmail FAQ rules
> 4. Maildir vs. mbox format
> 5. Setting up POP3 and qmail
> 6. virtual domains with qmail
> 7. Why the .qmail file rules
> 8. ezmlm and qmail
>
> Interested?
>
> Shane
>
> > I'm copying this to the discuss list...
> > Chris
> >
> > Craig Oliver wrote:
> > >
> > > I would like to see a topic for user trying to set up a small office
> > > server with WWW, SendMail, FTP, and DNS services.  This could maybe be a
> > > mini-series of topics.  I notices that their are a lot of people setting
> > > up small offices that would like to have these services and rates
> > > designed with them in mind.  If you're on the right track I'm on, I'm
> > > talking about Free...Open Source...as long as they are willing to learn
> > > just like everone else. ( You have to show some initiative)  Also...if
> > > you know of anyone here locally, I have some questions getting my server
> > > set up for these services also.  If you could send them my way or maybe
> > > their email addresses, I would very much appreciate it.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Craig Oliver
> > > CEO
> > > RegiWare, L.L.C.
> > > craigoliver at regiware.net
> >
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this guy gets my vote
;-)