Hey there,
i need some advice on a server distro.
i am a 3 year linux dude, and i am running a web server with virtual hosting.
run into some snags though with setting up emial servers for these domains.
i am running vector linux, will all the server stuff compiled from source, but i have nothing to help
me set all this stuff (qmail. apache, etc...) and get them to play nice together.
what is a good distro for this kinda stuff?
maybe some config utilities for web-hosting?
any suggestions?

thanks..

have u checked out webmin ? it for configuring all kind of things

http://www.webmin.com/

as for a distro server , you could use centos as its 100% based on Red Hat Enterprise

http://www.centos.org/

I saw a uptime from a Debian system the other day that was over 700 days, over 2 years without a reboot. At least it is stable.

Me, first thing you want to make sure of is that all the software you want is available with the distro. Then make sure it is stable and you can work with it and has good support.

I like Gentoo myself. It is stable when you have it set up correctly, as are most Linux distros. It may be a bit harder to install but keeping it up to date is very easy. There is also the Gentoo forums which are excellent.

There are a lot to pick from. If you have specific packages that you need to know if they are available in Gentoo or not, just post the name and I will see if it is available. I'm pretty sure what you need will be. They have a lot of programs available.

Pick what you are comfortable with. That is key.

Later

THanks guys,
webmin is just what i was looking for.
i may stick to something slack. but i will tinker for a while just to make sure its what i want.
thanks again