[NTLUG:Discuss] Basic Linux Server Questions

[Dennis Myhand]

I am putting together a web server for the students in my class.  I have 
installed Debian 3.1 Testing and Apache2.2.  Before I put this out for 
the world to see I want to make sure the server is as secure as I can 
make it.  The server is going to be on the school network, inside our 
firewall/router, but it is necessary for the web pages to be visible to 
the Internet as a whole.  I have a few questions if anyone on the list 
is willing to offer help.  How do I see which services are running? 
Which services are essential for a web server?  Do I set up ftp for my 
students to up load their pages or scp, or is there a default ftp upload 
capability?  Any help will be appreciated.

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