The Book -- new edition

[Ugo Bellavance]

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Billy A. Pumphrey wrote:
> Have your linux server do regular system updates with recommendations to
> yum or up2date or something.  Also with links to the technologies.  
> 
> It would be beneficial to newbies to include basic definitions of the
> best practices terms and/or links to different FAQ's or something.
> 
> Example:
> You should keep your OS updated using technologies such as up2date or
> yum. Here is the basic config files for these and briefly how they work.
> For in-depth info click here.  I prefer this one over the other but it
> is your choice.  
> 
> I know that Ugo put some examples and are far from completion:
> - Have a reverse lookup
> - If MaiScanner a gateway, make sure you use firewall rules on the
> destination server to make sure only MailScanner can access it.
> - Have SPF records
> - Use SMTP-AUTH for roaming clients
> - Don't bounce
> - Make sure you're not an open relay
> 
> I now know what most of these are, but before I would have been like
> W@$#%$^%$%@#$@#$^%#$%#$@!@#%$^% What is this stuff????????
> 
> To me even the simplest thing could use a sentence or two then a link
> for more info about it.  
> 
> Another example:
> Make sure you're not an open relay.
> An open relay means that.............. and ...........  This is what can
> happen is you are a open relay..........  For more info click here.
> 
> 

I understand what you mean Bill, but I don't want to save the world
either.  People must be able to do some research by themselves.  We
can't really have a repository of docs for all the documentation related
to mail server administration.  Also, these topics are often changing a
lot and since we're all volunteers, it is hard to maintain changing
docs.  We must find a balance between the amount of work and the benefits.

The ideas I posted are, of course, raw.  I expected Jason to work them
out a little bit.

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