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Postfix, designed by Wietse Venema, is a mail server built with security in mind and specifically designed to replace Sendmail. The project began development in a security sensitive atmosphere. This secure focus has had a major advantage over a product like Sendmail that was created in a non-hostile environment and then had to be adapted to protect users form the evils of the common day. Postfix simplicity and focus on security are both major reasons why it is selected over Sendmail. This tutorial will show you how to configure a basic Postfix Mail server for CentOS,OpenSuse and Ubuntu.

I just read Louis Gray’s post titled “On the Web, If You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying.” It gave me a chilling realization about web services. Like everything else, what goes up must come down. This must apply to Linux distributions too, right? So, what’s happening with Linux? Which distributions are growing? Like Louis Gray, I’m going to use data from Google Trends. People searching the name of Linux distributions on Google can be considered new users. After all, wouldn’t experienced Linux users already know where the websites of the big Linux distributions are?

Let’s start out with Debian. I’ll note here that if you want to see the Google Trends search results, and not just the screenshot, you can click on the images.

<!-- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 -->The OpenSUSE Project has achieved a new release of its free desktop and server distribution. OpenSUSE 11.0 features a redesigned installer, KDE 4.0, GNOME 2.2.2, and the flashy Compiz Fusion 3D window manager, and over 200 new features.

Today Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL) makes a play for Linux users new and old with the release of its openSUSE 11 distribution.

Version 11 introduces an installer, improved package management and updated key open source packages.

The new distribution is Novell's attempt to put its best stuff out on the field as it ramps up the competition against Red Hat's Fedora and Ubuntu Linux in the growing Linux community.

Joe Brockmeier, openSUSE community manager, told InternetNews.com that openSUSE 11's strength is its targeting of end users making the switch from Vista. "We're also targeting the longtime Linux users," he added.

In Brockmeier's view, openSUSE 11 is easy enough to use for new user, and it doesn’t dumb Linux down to the point where it is unpleasant for longtime users.