[Nolug] Community project: Mail/web server for Mischa

Well, it finally happened. I got a notification from my former employers
giving me one week left on their servers. Now, I need to bring up and
have working a mail/web server by Friday, 12 November. So, I open this
task up to the NOLUG community as a cry for help.

I know that I've brought this up in casual conversation before, but now
I've got a deadline! To make life easier, I've decided to look at this
as an opportunity for not only myself, but the rest of the gang as well.
I expect everyone's done part of this task over time, but here's where
we can start from virtually nothing and get something working. I'd also
like to document everything and make it into a HOWTO for others to learn.

Cons:
I've never done this from scratch before.
I've got just over a week to get this together.
I expect an Indiana Jones style swap from one server to the other.

Pros:
I've already got a static IP (Earthlink) for the house.
My domain (krilov.com) doesn't have anything wacky on it save email.
I can likely scare up a non-flaky non-crummy box, but as always will
welcome donations.
I'm currently distribution-agnostic- Though Gentoo is likely out, due to
the time pressure.
I'm also email-server-agnostic. Postfix, sendmail, qmail, J. Random's
mailserver, I'm not choosy.
The power of Linux and NOLUG. w00t!

Other Requirements:
I'm partial to the Horde project, and would like to use it for webmail
and so forth.
I hear SpamAssassin is the thing to use these days.
And what the hey, let's do FTP as well.

Okay, gang- I can bribe with drinks, food, my girlfriend's home-baked
cookies, whatever. I"m counting on yall to help me here! Has anyone been
in this situation before? What package decisions did you make, and why?
What hardware requirements should I consider? What gotchas do I need to
be aware of when transferring services from one company's server to a
personal one?

Thanks to all in advance,

MDK
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Received on 11/04/04