oh great.. i knew they ar around.. but I most commonly see the 650MB discs.. that's awesome.. have fun!

This thread was "What Linux for a server"
Some people see it fit to change it to a hardware (CDRW) thread. Those people do not seem to realize that it's not the same thing and they're making a mess of it.
Learn to respect the work of the volunteers instead of trampling on it like an elephant in ....
Your exchanges about the CDRW will benefit nobody else having the same CDRW issues because it is under "What Linux for a server". Your attitude is selfish.

this started when i said i was buying a CDRW so i could install a multiple cd os with one cd. Then halo14 thinking there wernt 700mb CDRW Discs out was (from his opinion) i may be doing something that wouldnt work. I however corrected him saying there were 700mb CD's. It is a completely valid conversation.

You say this conversation is selfish, well if i just didnt reply to halo1- that would be a selfish and rude thing to do.

A simple discussion about the capacity of a CDRW and the size requirements found in common ISO files is not a 'problem' that many people have. If this is of a grave concern to you, please ask a mod to split it into a new thread.

Generally, ANY 'what distro....' thread is readily available on any given day of the year, and often largely ignored. I think the thread starter asked a good question, and got multiple good responses.

You may also want to re-read the rules of this website before you start making personal attacks against people by calling them 'rude' or 'selfish'.

Have a good day

Does anyone know of a distro that is just "Plug-n-Play", similar to MEPIS SoHo Server? I am looking for a distro that does file serving(which isn't a problem as I can set this up using SAMBA) and IMAP e-mail serving intranet only. I have been trying to get MEPIS SoHo server to work, but the dovecot IMAP server does not want to grab the emails from the default store. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

not for sure, but SUSE should be able to do it quite easily. The only thing is that the SuSEfirewall is pretty good and often times will block some of the ports/services you need, so make sure you check all that.

If this is actually for a business.. you may want to look into SLES 9, which is only like $320 for a year subscription. Then you get tech support right from Novell if you have trouble setting it up. Another thing is the SUSE LINUX OpenExchange Server which is an excellent replacement for Microsoft Exchange. It can be used with Evolution/Outlook, but it also has a fantastic, easy-to-use web interface. I believe it's only around $100.

Good Luck!