[NTLUG:Discuss] Advice? Router/firewall/email

[Stuart Johnston]

Dennis Daupert wrote:
> There's a lot to think about; I have a full weekend of
> 
> research ahead. Lots of mental debate as well. :-)
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> Kevin Brannen:
> 
>>Don't put all of that on 1 machine... less chance of
> 
> 
> something breaking or being broken into
> 
> Makes sense. I won a book on SE Linux at local unix
> group, have thoughts of installing SE Linux on this
> box to beef up security. And would be fun to learn;
> but yeah, more to maintain.
> 
> 
>>make sure your backup "area" is a separate drive
> 
> 
> Yes!
> 
> Stuart Johnston:
> 
>>Get an old PowerEdge
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> Robert Pearson:
> 
>>Bryan Smith's Blog... latest mobo info
>>MicroATX form factor
> 
> 
> (vearing away from Optiplex, after thought) I'd like
> to go very low power, so I can leave the box on
> without jacking electric bill. Looking into Damn Small
> Linux (DSL) and ITX machines, other embedded devices;
> don't know yet if DSL has all the apps I need. I
> noticed last night that AOpen has some low power
> boards, but pretty hi $$. I'll look into the MicroATX
> direction.

Not exactly cheap but something like this would be cool:
http://www.openbrick.org/