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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=593155022-26062005>My goal: To create a
custom distribution of Linux (hopefully using Fedora) to act strictly as a
SMTP, POP, and web server. I want to essentially try building a
Fedora-based internet appliance for my mail server.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=593155022-26062005>I want to build a
Java/JSP-based email server... Java for the middle "worker" processes and JSP
for configuration. I have already build the majority of Java utilities,
that will function behind the scenes, and am now working on the JSP-based web
application to configure the various Java components. I would hope to
reuse existing reliable packages for the SMTP & POP3 pieces (for
now).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=593155022-26062005><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am looking for
recommendations on the following...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=593155022-26062005> <FONT face=Arial
size=2>1. Recommendations for the SMTP & POP3 daemons /
packages;</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=593155022-26062005> <FONT face=Arial
size=2>2. Recommendations on the minimum packages needed for
this;</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=593155022-26062005> <FONT face=Arial
size=2>3. Recommendations on good "how to" articles for building custom
distributions; and,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=593155022-26062005> <FONT face=Arial
size=2>4. Anything else that may be helpful.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=593155022-26062005><FONT face=Arial size=2>As an FYI, I am
building the Java/JSP pieces on Windows and testing on a FC4 virtual machine
using VMWare. I have an older machine that ran FC2 & FC3
perfectly. Everything that is non-essential has been stripped out of the
box (floppy, firewire, USB, sound card, etc.). Once I am done with this, I
will be installing on that older box.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=593155022-26062005><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Thanx,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=593155022-26062005><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Ryan</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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