[X-Unix] New Mini / Old Mini -- As a server

[Dave Higgins]

On Mar 1, 2006, at 2:31 PM, Kevin Stevens wrote:

> In the unlikely case you were planning to run OS X Server, AFAIK it  
> isn't available for Intel yet.

Nah. Just OS X. I've run some tests on my tired old eMac 800 to see  
that I could get things running and I think I can cover our needs.

I'm just kick starting PostFix with PostFix Enabler, entering a few  
domains and users for mail. Apache is pretty straight forward,  
although I have installed Apache 2.2 here and have had some fun  
messing with input and output filters. FTP-Config suits the needs for  
FTP locally, but I'll probably search out other FTP options for  
remote admin.

About the only thing I'd like to figure out how to do, if it can be  
done, is to add users for mail without having to add them as GUI  
users. The system in place now is a old BSD/OS box that really needs  
replacing, but in that C/L only system adding users is pretty  
straight forward.

But, I haven't investigated that very deeply yet. As the number of  
web sites grows and grows, finding just what you need in Google  
searches without wading through a million hits is becoming a science  
of its own. Even still, it's not like I'll be managing users on a day  
by day basis. Once it's initially set up it won't need many changes  
to users. And it'll be a couple / few weeks before all this happens,  
so I have time to hunt it out.

> Unless you need the Gb for local LAN transfers, I'd go with the  
> cheaper PPC and spend the money on faster external drives.

That sounds like the best way to go, along with mentioned Hatachi dive.

Dave.