Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4344 mails)

[JB <yonaton@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 02 August 2005 18:13, Bruce Marshall wrote:

  <snip>

> Maybe you should start with the rationale of why you want to do this.....
> because there may be much simpler, easier ways to do it.

  A group I belong to asked me. I think it's because I said I use Linux, and 
they must have figured I was a 'guru' or something, heh.

>
> For example, for about $7/month I know where you can get a dandy hosted
> site that will do all this for you and provide good controls for setting up
> email accts, ftp, web hosting, etc....    a lot for the money.

  Will I be able to 'manage' it myself? Like change things on the website, 
open new accounts for new users, etc ?
  Thanks for the offer, I'd like to take a look at it if you don't mind.

>
> Basically you have a lot to learn.... (not a put down)   You didn't once
> mention a domain name or static ip address.   Although you can use a
> dynip.org or such, you're adding to the complexity.  Much better to have a
> domain name which also could be applied to my scenario above.
>
> So what's your pleasure?

  Reading yours and Ian's posts didn't give me *any* pleasure whatsoever! Ya 
brutes! LOL
  Now I have to tell my 'group leader' all the bad news...at least until Bruce 
turns me on to the 'host' thing and I learn a little more about it, heh.

  Thanks guys, I really appreciated the input on this. (No sarcasm meant)

  John B