[Workaround.org] Working on the Lenny tutorial
Pete Boyd
petes-lists at thegoldenear.org
Tue Mar 31 11:58:36 CEST 2009
>> I personally use an Ubuntu server (I know, I sold my soul ;-) ) and
>> since their release schedule is different from Debian it would be nice
>> to be able to figure out what changes might happen if I upgrade the
>> server (I plan on sticking with the 8.04LTS release, but just in case).
>
> Okay, will do. Since many people seem to use Ubuntu even for their servers
> (I would not likely recommend using Ubuntu on anything else but a simple
> workstation but that's just me and I'm biased anyway :) ) perhaps an
> Ubuntu version would be nice, too. Or if you could verify that the Lenny
> tutorial works as-is on Ubuntu.
It's worth noting that Ubuntu Server Edition includes an option to setup a
mail server:
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition/features/mailserver
Presumably this Ubuntu mail server is setup from the installation menu or
with the installation of a single package.
I think it worthwhile assessing whether it's worth putting the effort into
maintaining any kind of Ubuntu option with the ISP-mail guide because of
the existence of the Ubuntu mail server.
Also I'd call into question whether it's worthwhile because very minor
differences between distributions can mean the difference between a
working and a non-working mail server after following the guide - is
someone going to keep track of the differences between Debian and Ubuntu
closely enough that they can guarantee that the guide will work on Ubuntu?
I believe such a near guarantee, that if you follow the guide precisely
then everything should work, is one of the best features of this guide.
--
Pete Boyd
Open Plan IT - http://openplanit.co.uk
The Golden Ear - http://thegoldenear.org
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