Re: [WebDNA] [ot] Snow Leopard Server - Mac Mini

This WebDNA talk-list message is from

2010


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 105348
interpreted = N
texte = We upgraded our Xserve G4 to a Mac mini server for mail about a month = ago, and I love it (and today's release makes it just that much = sweeter). I will be migrating our file and iCal services to it over = time, which will kick out another Xserve G4, saving us a ton of noise = and electricity. I have not tried WebDNA on the mini yet, but I am = running WebDNA on an Xserve running Snow Leopard Server, and am quite = pleased with it. Snow Leopard Server is an excellent environment, using standard open = source tools for many of its services, including Web, Mail, DNS, DHCP, = etc. The server configuration and management tools are terrific. The company I work for (not BrainScan, that's my consulting business) = does a lot of consulting, event support and professional services for = Apple, so we are very up on all things Cupertino. Brian Fries BrainScan Software On Jun 15, 2010, at 11:59 AM, Donovan Brooke wrote: > Well, another mac mini is here. > http://www.apple.com/macmini/ >=20 > I am always tempted to try the mac > mini Snow Leopard out for a server but have > never taken the bait fully (since around > 1999 or so). >=20 > The main problem I have with macs is the "What you see > is What you get" problem... ie., they can be difficult > to upgrade/downgrade as far as server needs go (ie. ImageMagick, > MySQL, PHP, certain custom apache stuff etc..) >=20 > However, I honestly haven't ran the server OS > for years. How are people liking Snow Leopard > as far as mail goes? Is it a valid mail server? > Is there any standard services that are extraordinarily > bad or good? (ie. DNS, Web, FTP - etc..) >=20 > Donovan >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Donovan Brooke > Euca Design Center > [Practical-Ethical-Efficient] > www.euca.us > egg.bz > artglass-forum.com > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > Bug Reporting: = http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=3Dtopics&category=3D288 Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] [ot] Snow Leopard Server - Mac Mini (Brian Fries 2010)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] [ot] Snow Leopard Server - Mac Mini (Donovan Brooke 2010)
  3. [WebDNA] [ot] Snow Leopard Server - Mac Mini (Donovan Brooke 2010)
We upgraded our Xserve G4 to a Mac mini server for mail about a month = ago, and I love it (and today's release makes it just that much = sweeter). I will be migrating our file and iCal services to it over = time, which will kick out another Xserve G4, saving us a ton of noise = and electricity. I have not tried WebDNA on the mini yet, but I am = running WebDNA on an Xserve running Snow Leopard Server, and am quite = pleased with it. Snow Leopard Server is an excellent environment, using standard open = source tools for many of its services, including Web, Mail, DNS, DHCP, = etc. The server configuration and management tools are terrific. The company I work for (not BrainScan, that's my consulting business) = does a lot of consulting, event support and professional services for = Apple, so we are very up on all things Cupertino. Brian Fries BrainScan Software On Jun 15, 2010, at 11:59 AM, Donovan Brooke wrote: > Well, another mac mini is here. > http://www.apple.com/macmini/ >=20 > I am always tempted to try the mac > mini Snow Leopard out for a server but have > never taken the bait fully (since around > 1999 or so). >=20 > The main problem I have with macs is the "What you see > is What you get" problem... ie., they can be difficult > to upgrade/downgrade as far as server needs go (ie. ImageMagick, > MySQL, PHP, certain custom apache stuff etc..) >=20 > However, I honestly haven't ran the server OS > for years. How are people liking Snow Leopard > as far as mail goes? Is it a valid mail server? > Is there any standard services that are extraordinarily > bad or good? (ie. DNS, Web, FTP - etc..) >=20 > Donovan >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Donovan Brooke > Euca Design Center > [Practical-Ethical-Efficient] > www.euca.us > egg.bz > artglass-forum.com > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > Bug Reporting: = http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=3Dtopics&category=3D288 Brian Fries

DOWNLOAD WEBDNA NOW!

Top Articles:

Talk List

The WebDNA community talk-list is the best place to get some help: several hundred extremely proficient programmers with an excellent knowledge of WebDNA and an excellent spirit will deliver all the tips and tricks you can imagine...

Related Readings:

webcat- multiple selection in input field (1997) Been meaning to ask... (1997) [WebDNA] Sorting -- Dealing with Blanks (2008) Text limits in NT version? (1997) Help name our technology! I found it (1997) [/application] error? (1997) Setting up shop (1997) Number searching/formats (1998) Explorer 3.0 (1997) sendmail and accented characters (1998) WebCat2: multiple currency support (1997) Available Server Space? (2004) My solution... (1996) Re[2]: New syntax feedback for 4.0 (2000) Newbie problem blah blah blah (1997) Next X hits (1996) different ship dates and shopping carts -- how to? (1997) Limitations on fields? Server is crashing (1997) Mass download. (2003) Using tags to create a file name (2000)