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| Newer page: | version 6 | Last edited on Monday, March 3, 2003 8:41:45 pm | by DanielLawson | Revert |
| Older page: | version 5 | Last edited on Saturday, February 22, 2003 6:15:39 pm | by CraigMckenna | Revert |
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* Setup a www server ([Apache]), with virtual hosts mapping it to your [DynamicDNS] name AND your machines local dns name (if applicable)
* configure sendmail(8) properly to allow outgoing mail, configure the relaying rules so that its 'safe' to leave open on the net.
-* Setup a pop3 server (CyrusNotes) that you can connect to from your computer, and recieve mail on, and set up fetchmail(1) to automatically grab your ihug
mail for you and pass it to this local pop server
+* Setup a pop3 server (CyrusNotes) that you can connect to from your computer, and recieve mail on, and set up fetchmail(1) to automatically grab your ISP's
mail for you and pass it to this local pop server
-* set up a squid caching web proxy, and set it to use ihugs
proxy as a peer cache
+* set up a squid caching web proxy, and set it to use your ISP's
proxy as a peer cache
* recompile your kernel, removing all unneeded modules and options, and maintaining all required functionality
* learn how tcpdump(8) works
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* set up a printer connected to your linux box, and share it via samba to your windows pcs
* learn how socks5 works - properly
-* learn how rpm(8) works - build a src rpm for your system, and learn how the .spec files work - play round with them, see if you can create your own src rpm
+* learn how rpm(8) works - build a src rpm for your system, and learn how the .spec files work - play round with them, see if you can create your own src rpm. Substitute whichever PackageManagementTool is appropriate for your Linux distribution
* learn how wget(1) works
* bash scripting. script everything you can. sed(1), grep(1), awk(1), are your friends. There are many many more tools you can use tho...
* use the man(1) pages and info(1) pages LOTS
