Re: Linux/Apache/Proxy help

[Adam Williams <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>> I have been running Linux as my desktop for about a year now and I am
>> ready to move a bit further.  We currently run NT4.0/IIS4.0 as our web
>> server with
>> Proxy2.0 so that our LAN users can browse the web, SSL/HTTPS is a
>> necessity for some of our applications.  We have an NT4.0 server
running
>> Exchange5.5 for email that binds to the proxy so that it can
>> send/receive  Internet email for our domain.  The machine that runs our
>> proxy/web is very unstable.  I have been unable to find a fix for the
>> proxy software that allows it to stay up for more than 12-16 hours at a
>> time.  The machine has been reinstalled 4 times now and had the majority
>> of it's hardware swapped to no effect.  All the info I have found has
>> been quite useless and MS tech support is at a loss as to the cause,
>> their suggestion was Tweak UI and some form of script to reboot the
>> machine every 8 hours.  Unacceptable.
>> 
>> A quick search on FreshMeat came up with a plethora of proxy type apps
>> and utilities that sounded reasonable for our situation.  My question
>> is, anyone here
>> know of a well tested reliable solution for the above situation that
>> would allow me to slip a linux box in to my network rack?
>
>My company runs Redhat 6.2 and all of it's stock components for
>everything you listed above (I believe).
>We're using Apache for the web server (on Redhat 6.2 CD).
>We're using Squid for the proxy server (on Redhat 6.2 CD).
>We're using Sendmail for the SMTP server (on Redhat 6.2 CD).
>And we're using the stock Redhat 6.2 POP3 and IMAP servers 
>for the users to read their email.

Ditto on all counts + Informix Online Data base.
 
>For one server we purchased the Redhat 6.2 professional box set 
>to get the SSL/HTTPS Apache modules for our secure web server.
>

Haven't done this yet.
 
>I also run IMP as an optional web based email interface for our
>users to get their email from any web browser while traveling.
>That is the only thing I downloaded separate (NOT on RH 6.2 CD).
>

Ditto.
 
>The solution is extremely reliable.  The only time it's been 
>down is when the power goes out or I take it down to do a
>major hardware or software upgrade.
> 

Ditto.

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