Changed jobs. Going to do sysadmin work (well, general IT grunt work :) at a small office. Currently figuring out how everything is set up. Once things settle down, I’ll get back in touch with everyone. In brief — the network is ~15 machines. There’s a server that has never been turned on. It should be working (2×2000 Intel, 4GB RAM, 2×70GB + 3×120GB SATA or SAS, rack, cooling, a solid UPS). I need to turn it into a domain controller + file server + application server + possibly a terminal server. Chances are Windows is installed on it and it’ll probably stay that way for now. Because what software will be running there is still unknown. And I’m wary of Samba — I won’t be able to configure it quickly. Either way, first things first — figure it all out. Hope the UPS batteries haven’t died over the past year; that would be a shame. Among other things, there should be a local MTA and a proxy. Right now Courier Mail Server (looks pretty weak) and HandyCache (also a rough piece of work) are installed. Looking into what they can be replaced with. On the Windows side I know Kerio; for Linux I’m thinking of checking out Postfix and Squid. The problem is that if anything changes, it has to be done carefully and transparently for the users, because the organization is budget-driven — mistakes will be punished. Hoping a stable state will be reached soon; will be bragging about achievements. Thoughts and suggestions are welcome.
P.S.: Spring, folks! The weather is great, life is good! :)