halp, installing on older comp

[Bazooka Joe]

I am trying to install f8 on an older computer to be a fax server. No
gui (headless whatever).

256 mg ram
866 mhz cpu
no dvd player

I downloaded the boot.iso but the ftp and http installs don't work - I
think it might be a bug and will report unless others have gotten it
to work

I am in the process of downloaded the live cd but am doubtful I will
get it to run on my limited resources.

what should I do now? - any suggestions? Give up on f8? Go back to an
older version of fedora? Different distro, if so what?