I have been using linux for a while new mostly as a
work station and playing with it by setting up a home
server.  Tomorrow I finally get DSL with a static IP
addy, and I am going to have a web server.  All my
experience before hand with linux is pretty much for
programming.  I may be asking a lot of questions for
help during this process, but tomorrow I was going to
start setting up the software.  On this server the
only services I want is the http server, ftp, ssh, and
email server.  So a few questions:

If I am only going to have these service, it the
X-windows system needed to be installed?  As a newbie
would there be a benifit for me to have X on there, or
should I just not install it?  When I set up a home
server 95% of my configuring was on the command line,
so I have to imagine I could do with it.

Would it be recommend to have the network tools, like
nmap and ping on the server?

Can/does the e-mail server go on the same box as the
http server?

  I am going to be using Slackware as the O/S, the
Apache as the http server.  The others I have not
decided.

  I am open to other advice, and I would appreciate
any help.

                         Mike

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