Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo mail server

[Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>]

On Dienstag 27 Januar 2009, Tom Brown wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> I've been using gentoo on my desktop for several months now. I works
> great. It cut five minutes off my build time when I build our product
> tree. It went from 20 to 15 minutes.
>
> I setup our email server using Debian. Its been solid as a rock and very
> low maintenance. However, it provides an antiquated environment.
>
> I'm looking at using gentoo for the email so I'll have an up-to-date
> system. Peformance is fine on the Debian system, but hey, faster is
> always better.
>
> I was hoping you guys could give me warm fuzzies about stability and
> maintenance with gentoo when it comes to a production server.
>
> What about major upgrades? If I keep the system updated regularly, is a
> major upgrade necessary?
>
> Thanks!
> Tom

a) always build with buildpkg - for backups
b) look into demerge
c) scan the logs with elogv
d) think twice before updating

I have gentoo on a small dns/dhcp/web server here for our 'dormitory' and it 
works well.