Win2k3 2 Linux

[st8]

Hi

I'm thinking of making a Linux (Fedora) installation on my server insted of the current Windows 2003. So my question is which linux programs are good replacements for theese windows progs i'm running right now?
- Exchange 2003
- MSSQL 2000 <- MySQL?
- IIS <- Apache?
- BulletproofFTP

Thanks
/Patric

[Thoreau]

bulletproofFTP, i love that server...anywho, i'd have to go with proftpd to replace BPFTP

[ieatlint]

First, a mail transfer agent (exchange 2003):
You have 3 basic options:
sendmail -- industry standard. Nightmare to configure and maintain. I'd stay away, too many people think they get it working and end up with an open relay.
The other 2 i'm aware of are:
exim: http://www.postfix.org/
postfix: http://www.exim.org/
Haven't had much of an occasion to set either up... just remember setting up a smtp server on the rhce exam.

SQL server.
MySQL certainly seems very popular. Supports standard SQL syntax, and has a subset of its own. Tools exist to convert MSSQL to MySQL. If it doesn't meet your needs, see PostgreSQL.

httpd:
Apache. The obvious choice. However, not so obvious is which version? 1.3.x or 2.x?
Personally I'd go with 2.x unless you have reason to go with the 1.3.x series (which is generally perceived to be more secure and stable).

ftpd:
vsftpd is simplistic, but works if you're intent is to give users ftp access to their home directories.
proftpd is a bit more featurefull.
glftpd seems to targetted more towards those people who have officers knocking on their doors.

[Jman]

Most of these servers are included with Fedora, the only ones not so far are exim, proftpd, glftpd.

[st8]

Thanks. Just what i needed to get started.

[Ug]

You can select these rpms when you install Fedora from the package selection menus.

[Thoreau]

Originally posted by ieatlint
glftpd seems to targetted more towards those people who have officers knocking on their doors.

i might have to check that out...*cough cough*

[flea]

what about vsftpd?

[Thoreau]

Originally posted by ieatlint

ftpd:
vsftpd is simplistic, but works if you're intent is to give users ftp access to their home directories.
proftpd is a bit more featurefull.
glftpd seems to targetted more towards those people who have officers knocking on their doors.

It's good for what it does, not much to it though, proftpd has a little more..."umph"