On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 22:43:19 -0000, tHatDudeUK wrote:

> Sorry if this has been asked a million times. I always thought a domain just
> re-directed to an IP address. However, I just registered a domain with
> www.ukreg.com and this only allows me to put in a primary and secondary DNS
> address. (Currently using their re-direction service)
>
> What addresses do I need to put in and what general things do I need to do
> on my Redhat (Yarrow) linux box. I also wish to run an e-mail server. Any
> noobie guide site links would be good.

On your Linux box you need a web server: apache is the usual one (httpd
packages on RedHat) but there are lighter-weight ones available such as
thttpd.

To get your domain directed to your Linux box, the crucial issue is
whether you have a static or dynamic IP. If the former, simply tell your
DNS server admin what it is. If the latter, you will need to interact
with something like zoneedit or dyndns to keep your domain in sync with
your changing IP address.

e-mail server to whom? You probably just want sendmail and you probably
*don't* want to allow everyone on the internet to be able to use it.

Bob T.