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Re: machines (ii)



It depends on how secure you want it to be if all you need is basic NAT and some packet filtering it is not a *really* bad idea. If you want anything more than that I would not do it.

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Mark Simos <MSimos@POBox.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 12:13:47 -0400

>I am looking to put together a Debian based firewall and a mail server
>  -how bad of an idea is it to host them on the same machine?
>   (please explain how dumb it is, if so)
>
>How much power would I need (CPU/RAM/HD) to make it (or each of them)
>work?
>
>I just browse at home and download the occasional files and would like
>to learn how to configure various mail and firewall packages. not too
>much strain.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Mark
>
>p.s. please cc to me directly on replies
>
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