FC1 on the enterprise?

[gvelasquez]

Hi friends, I'm using FC 1 for Web (Apache, Tomcat, PHP) and works well, but I
want to know if when FC 2 will be released, FC 1 will continue being supported
with updates? FC 1 has and expiration date like RH9?

Regards,
Geffrey



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From: Andre Costa <acosta at ar.microlink.com.br>
To: fedora-list at redhat.com
Sent: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 17:57:18 -0200
Subject: Re: FC1 on the enterprise?

> Just for the record: I just came from a meeting with the possible
> contractor, and the scenario is much 'lighter' than I advertised: 
> this box will be _part_ of the email system, so it will handle a 
> much smaller fraction of mail accounts.
> 
> Anyway, I guess this thread is OT now since I should get more info about
> WhiteBoxLinux, TaoLinux, centOS etc.
> 
> Thks to all who replied.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Andre
> 
> On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:04:08 -0200
> Andre Costa <acosta at ar.microlink.com.br> wrote:
> 
> > Hi WipeOut,
> > 
> > On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:27:25 +0000
> > WipeOut <wipe_out at users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > Andre Costa wrote:
> > > 
> > > >Hi,
> > > >
> > > >I will probably be assigned the task of installing and configuring
> > > >Linux on a mail server that handles a couple of thousands email
> > > >accounts(close to 100,000). I had used RH Linux on production
> > > >servers in the past, and have been using FC1 on my desktop ever
> > > >since it came out.
> > > >
> > > >I can't see no reason why I would not use it for this assignment
> > > >either, but if folks on this list could share some experiences (not
> > > >necessarily related to mail server installations, but any FC1
> > > >enterprise use), I would be most grateful.
> > > >
> > > >BTW: I know about WhiteBox Linux, and I don't really discard it as
> > > >an option. Any experiences related to using it are welcome as well
> > > >(although I don't think I will find many on this particular ML).
> > > >
> > > >TIA
> > > >
> > > >Andre
> > > >
> > > IMO if your user base is that big you should definately look at a
> > > distro with a longer upgrade cycle.. So either RHEL, Trustix,
> > > Whitebox or Taolinux would be good options to look into if you want
> > > to stay with an RH base..
> > 
> > Thks, I definitely agree. Actually, I think I expressed my doubts the
> > wrong way: I am looking for free rh-based alternatives to FC1 for
> > enterprise use (and, to be honest, I don't even know if I will be able
> > to choose which distro to use). I knew about WhiteBox Linux, but
> > didn't know about TaoLinux. I also learned about centOS, thks to an
> > off-list reply.
> > 
> > TL seems to be very interesting, but AFAICS it is maintained by a
> > single guy, which leaves me kind of apprehensive about its future.
> > Considering this, centOS seems to be a better alternative. As for WBL,
> > I couldn't realize how much people are behind it.
> > 
> > > For the mail server I would look at qmailtoaster.com.. I have just 
> > > started testing this system and it looks really good.. Management of
> > > 
> > > virtual domains, aliases, mailing lists and user mail quotas are all
> > > 
> > > very easy..
> > 
> > Thks again, I will keep that in mind. I believe the guys at the ISP
> > already use vpopmail (http://www.inter7.com/vpopmail.html), have you
> > had any experience with it? Can you compare them?
> > 
> > Best,
> > 
> > Andre
> > 
> > -- 
> > Andre Oliveira da Costa
> > 
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