[CLUE-Talk] [Fwd: The Challenge...]

[Kevin Cullis]

This a a potential contract from a friend of mine.  I've asked for more
info, but I thought I'd ask you guys to see who would like to be a part
of this?  I should know more in the next week or so.

Kevin

> Okay, I am planning on purchasing a new laptop computer. I'll be moving all
> of my worldly files from my Novell server and my two pc's to the laptop and
> want to convert the slowest of the PC's to LINUX. I have a copy of Red Hat
> 5.1 and a thick book about using it.
> 
> My plan is to set up the server. Establish an intranet and a separate,
> secure place to share files, plus I want to set up print services and e-mail
> processing.
> 
> This is to be a model for a future office with only about 10 employees and
> needs to have the capacity to handle about 150,000 emails annually as well
> as storage of a 500,000 (about 1GB) entry table with ODBC access. Finally,
> the data content must be automatically indexed and accessible by all parties
> with access rights and backed up on a daily basis.
> 
> How long should it take to set up?
> What software solutions are available?
> How much ongoing maintenance is going to be needed?
> Can it be done with Linux 5.1 and nothing else?
> 
> How is that for a specific challenge?
> 
> This is currently being done with our NT system in the office (except the
> intranet part).
> 
> Cheers!!!!
> 
> Dan
> 
> P.S. - This could be considered an RFP, the drop dead date on the contract
> will be 1/1/02, but a preliminary configuration would be very useful.
>